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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Morristown, TN

April 27, 20115 counties in Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 4:09 PM EDT for 5 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 27, 2011, 4:09 PM EDT (20:09 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Morristown, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Blount County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Sevier County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 27, 11:27 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 252 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 714 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

779 
WFUS54 KMRX 272009
TORMRX
TNC009-093-105-123-155-272100-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0036.110427T2009Z-110427T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
409 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  BLOUNT COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  KNOX COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  LOUDON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  MONROE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  SEVIER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 404 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF MADISONVILLE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  MARYVILLE...ALCOA...KNOXVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...EAGLETON VILLAGE...
  PIGEON FORGE...CITICO BEACH...GREENBACK...TALASSEE...
  FRIENDSVILLE...CLOVER HILL...HAPPY VALLEY...WALLAND...BEARDEN...
  WILDWOOD...TOWNSEND...LAKE FOREST...WEARS VALLEY...SEYMOUR AND
  HALLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3561 8438 3617 8386 3616 8373 3609 8367
      3608 8367 3610 8370 3608 8371 3605 8367
      3604 8368 3604 8364 3599 8356 3581 8340
      3546 8424
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 232DEG 47KT 3560 8420

$$

DH

1 follow-up statement

231 
WWUS54 KMRX 272032
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
432 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

TNC009-093-105-123-155-272100-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-110427T2100Z/
LOUDON TN-KNOX TN-MONROE TN-SEVIER TN-BLOUNT TN-
432 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR BLOUNT...
SEVIER...MONROE...KNOX AND LOUDON COUNTIES...

AT 430 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HAPPY VALLEY...OR
7 MILES SOUTH OF MARYVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  KNOXVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...PIGEON FORGE...WILDWOOD...WALLAND...
  TOWNSEND...LAKE FOREST...HALLS...SEYMOUR...WEARS VALLEY...KIMBERLIN
  HEIGHTS...MALONEYVILLE...MASCOT...MCMAHAN...KODAK AND HARRISBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&

LAT...LON 3561 8438 3617 8386 3616 8373 3609 8367
      3608 8367 3610 8370 3608 8371 3605 8367
      3604 8368 3604 8364 3599 8356 3581 8340
      3546 8424
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 246DEG 47KT 3567 8387

$$

TD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 27, 7:38 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Marion, Sequatchie	52 min
Apr 27, 8:16 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Bledsoe	44 min
Apr 27, 8:25 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie	65 min
Apr 27, 8:37 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Bradley, Hamilton, Marion	53 min
Apr 27, 8:49 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Anderson, Bledsoe, Campbell, Morgan, Roane, Scott	56 min
Apr 27, 9:14 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Hamilton	46 min
Apr 27, 9:15 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Scott	30 min
Apr 27, 9:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Bradley, Polk	40 min
Apr 27, 9:33 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Meigs, Rhea	42 min
Apr 27, 9:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	McMinn, Monroe	66 min
Apr 27, 9:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox and 6 more	54 min
Apr 27, 9:56 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	McMinn	49 min
Apr 27, 10:10 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Loudon, Meigs, Roane	50 min
Apr 27, 10:23 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	McMinn, Monroe	22 min
Apr 27, 10:47 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Anderson, Knox	18 min
Apr 27, 1:25 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Marion	65 min
Apr 27, 2:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Sequatchie	44 min
Apr 27, 2:10 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Sequatchie	50 min
Apr 27, 2:23 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Bledsoe, Rhea	52 min
Apr 27, 2:27 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Hamilton, Marion	48 min
Apr 27, 2:56 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Bradley, Polk	64 min
Apr 27, 3:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Anderson, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan and 2 more	56 min
Apr 27, 3:07 PM EDT	High Wind Warning	MRX	Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Monroe and 2 more	11 hr
Apr 27, 3:11 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	McMinn, Meigs	49 min
Apr 27, 3:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Hamilton	36 min
Apr 27, 3:38 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Anderson, Blount, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane	52 min
Apr 27, 3:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Loudon, McMinn, Monroe	47 min
Apr 27, 3:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Bradley, Hamilton	3 hr
Apr 27, 4:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs, Polk	60 min
Apr 27, 4:25 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	McMinn, Monroe, Polk	65 min
Apr 27, 4:39 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Blount, Bradley, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs and 3 more	3 hr
Apr 27, 4:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier	54 min
Apr 27, 4:56 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Blount, Knox, Loudon, Sevier	49 min
Apr 27, 5:16 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie	59 min
Apr 27, 5:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Campbell, Morgan, Scott	42 min
Apr 27, 5:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Blount, Loudon, Monroe	16 min
Apr 27, 5:38 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Campbell, Scott	37 min
Apr 27, 5:45 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Anderson, Blount, Knox, Loudon, Sevier	32 min
Apr 27, 5:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins and 2 more	57 min
Apr 27, 5:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott	61 min
Apr 27, 6:01 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Bradley, Hamilton	59 min
Apr 27, 6:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Marion	61 min
Apr 27, 6:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Bradley, McMinn, Monroe, Polk	66 min
Apr 27, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington	50 min
Apr 27, 6:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie	62 min
Apr 27, 6:52 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Bledsoe, Rhea	53 min
Apr 27, 6:57 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	MRX	Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Monroe	3 hr
Apr 27, 7:01 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Campbell, Claiborne, Hancock	44 min
Apr 27, 7:01 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Bradley, Hamilton, Meigs	59 min
Apr 27, 7:06 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Blount, Knox, Monroe, Polk	54 min
Apr 27, 7:13 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	MRX	Campbell, Morgan, Scott	3 hr
Apr 27, 7:21 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Blount, Bradley, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs and 3 more	39 min
Apr 27, 7:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Bledsoe, Hamilton, Rhea, Sequatchie	62 min
Apr 27, 7:49 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Blount, Cocke, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier	41 min
Apr 27, 7:53 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	MRX	Bledsoe, Marion, Sequatchie	3 hr
Apr 27, 7:54 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Anderson, Blount, Claiborne, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson and 6 more	51 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.