JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by tr_santi
HTML
<table>
<tr></tr>
</table>
JavaScript
var severityDropDownMenu = "mytest";
var cellValue = "Yellow";
var severitySting = '<td><select id="' + severityDropDownMenu + '" class="dropDownMenu">' +
'<option value="Red">Red</option>' +
'<option value="Green">Green</option>' +
'<option value="Yellow">Yellow</option>';
var $severity = $(severitySting);
var dropdown = $severity.find("select").val(cellValue);
$("tr").append($severity);