A thunderstorm blew down trees and damaged siding and porch posts on a home in White Pine.
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A thunderstorm blew down trees and damaged siding and porch posts on a home in White Pine.
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NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 8, 2:44 PM EST, 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Morristown TN 344 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021 .SHORT TERM...(Tonight and Wednesday)... Key Messages: 1. Widespread showers and thunderstorms expected on Wednesday, with a slight risk of excessive rainfall. Discussion: The focus for the short term forecast is really the threat of excessive rainfall. Will get to that momentarily after I cover convection through tonight. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue through the evening hours across the CWA. Most of the activity is in the higher terrain of the plateau and TN mountains north of I-40, coincident with a weak shortwave lifting north through the region. This should exit the CWA to our north towards 00z. Further south, there's some isolated showers moving north out of Georgia but this will remain isolated to scattered at best. Not terribly concerned with severe storms this evening. SPC mesoanalysis page does show an area of moderate instability over the northern valley and northern TN mountains, along with some DCAPE values in excess of 500 J/kg. This would support some strong to damaging winds from the collapse of any strong storms. The limiting factor however, is that CAPE profiles aloft don't support much in the way of large hail or extremely deep convection. Expect the higher end winds we will see through the evening hours will be perhaps some 50mph wind gusts associated with the stronger cluster of storms moving into/through Greene county as of 330pm, but will need to monitor for stronger storms/higher gusts. For tonight into Wednesday, a vort max associated with the remnant upper low over Arkansas lifts to southern Illinois tonight, with another piece of energy dipping south into the Arklamiss region. This will place us locally beneath enhanced southwesterly low to mid level flow, with PWATs climbing back up towards the 1.8" to 2.0" range tomorrow which is exceptionally high. As a result, think that showers and thunderstorms will be fairly widespread tomorrow. WPC will be upgrading our area to a slight risk for excessive rainfall and given multiple days of scattered storms and localized heavy downpours, this seems reasonable. Will need to monitor for flash flood potential tomorrow as a result. Do not think a flash flood watch is warranted at this time due to the threats being somewhat localized. CD .LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Monday)... Key Messages: 1. Daily chances for showers/thunderstorms through the week with the greatest coverage during the afternoons. 2. Slight risk of excessive rainfall for Wed and Thurs. 3. Lesser coverage of showers/thunderstorms this weekend, then mostly dry to start the next work week. Discussion: The unsettled weather pattern will continue as a slow moving trough/low slips across the OH and TN Valleys. Abundant moisture in place with decent precipitable waters, as the Gulf feeds moisture into our area. Seasonable early June temps will promote daily convective rounds. It seems the energy producing the MCS over northern MS today has prompted an eastward shift for an excessive rainfall risk into our area for Wed and Thurs. Have tried to blend our forecast POPs in with surrounding offices. They might be a bit on the high side for this time of year, but at least it reflects the risk a little better. Upper ridging strengthens from the west this weekend, and we will see some drying out as well as some frontal passages (that may focus some weekend precip chances on occasion). 12Z ECMWF is less aggressive with its previously forecasted troughing over PA early next week, and is now more in line with the GFS. So, Monday/Tuesday look to be the nicest days of the extended forecast period. GC && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF DISCUSSION. The best chances for SHRA/TSRA this afternoon is at KTYS and KTRI. Have that accounted for with TEMPO -SHRA for the time being as lightning is limited in convection so far this afternoon. Much like yesterday, loss of heating will lead to most low clouds dissipating quickly this evening. Should see patchy fog and low clouds develop tonight throughout the TN valley, but confidence only high enough at KCHA for inclusion in TAFs. CD && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Chattanooga Airport, TN 72 83 70 84 70 / 20 50 40 80 50 Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport, TN 69 83 70 84 70 / 20 40 50 80 60 Oak Ridge, TN 69 83 68 83 68 / 20 50 50 80 60 Tri Cities Airport, TN 64 84 66 84 67 / 30 60 40 80 60 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Morristown TN 347 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-092000- Cherokee-Clay-Scott-Campbell-Claiborne-Hancock-Hawkins-Sullivan- Johnson-Morgan-Anderson-Union-Grainger-Hamblen-Northwest Cocke- Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene-Southeast Greene- Washington-Unicoi-Northwest Carter-Southeast Carter-Roane-Loudon- Knox-Jefferson-Northwest Blount-Blount Smoky Mountains- North Sevier-Sevier Smoky Mountains-Sequatchie-Bledsoe-Rhea-Meigs- McMinn-Northwest Monroe-Southeast Monroe-Marion-Hamilton-Bradley- West Polk-East Polk-Lee-Wise-Russell- 347 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021 /247 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Localized heavy rainfall and strong winds will be possible over the northern Tennessee valley, northeastern Tennessee mountains, and southwest Virginia through this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Showers and thunderstorms will produce locally heavy rainfall this week, which may produce flash flooding, particularly on Wednesday and Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not needed at this time.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
231 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021
TNZ040-041-073-074-081915-
Cocke Smoky Mountains TN-Northwest Cocke TN-
Sevier Smoky Mountains TN-North Sevier TN-
231 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN COCKE AND EAST CENTRAL
SEVIER COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT...
At 231 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles west of Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, or 11 miles east of
Gatlinburg, moving northeast at 15 mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Newport, Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, Cosby, Hartford and Waterville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3582 8338 3602 8314 3581 8297 3579 8305
3579 8308 3577 8311 3577 8316 3574 8317
3571 8328
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 230DEG 14KT 3577 8331
BWSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
312 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021
TNZ040>043-082000-
Cocke Smoky Mountains TN-Northwest Greene TN-Northwest Cocke TN-
Southeast Greene TN-
312 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COCKE AND SOUTHWESTERN GREENE
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...
At 312 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Newport, moving northeast at 15 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Newport, Parrottsville, Caney Branch, Del Rio, Hartford and Cedar
Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3590 8330 3618 8300 3598 8278 3594 8284
3595 8287 3595 8290 3593 8290 3593 8292
3592 8291 3590 8291 3578 8309 3577 8313
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 228DEG 14KT 3591 8314
BWSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
357 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021
TNZ016-017-042-044-082045-
Sullivan TN-Washington TN-Northwest Greene TN-Hawkins TN-
357 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN SULLIVAN...NORTHEASTERN
HAWKINS...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL
445 PM EDT...
At 356 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Greeneville, moving northeast at 40 mph.
Pea size hail and winds in excess of 45 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Johnson City, Kingsport, Greeneville, Jonesborough, Tusculum,
Spurgeon, Colonial Heights, Gray, Oak Grove and Church Hill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3604 8282 3604 8285 3614 8303 3660 8268
3660 8254 3646 8228
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 220DEG 33KT 3619 8286
DHThe Knoxville radar (KMRX), 12 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:00 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree and several large limbs were blown down, along with damage to siding and porch posts on home.
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