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Tornado Warning 44, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 6:01 PM EDT for Bradley County, Hamilton County, Tennessee. It was in force for 59 min. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2011, 6:01 PM EDT (22:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bradley County, TN, Hamilton County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 6:15 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Chattanooga, TN | HAIL OCCURRING IN THE MISSIONARY RIDGE AREA. |
| Apr 27, 6:16 PM EDT | TORNADO | 6 Se Chattanooga, TN | EF1. MAX WIND OF 90 MPH. NEAR EAST RIDGE. |
| Apr 27, 6:19 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Ooltewah, TN | HAIL AT INTERSTATE 75 NEAR OOLTEWAH |
| Apr 27, 6:30 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Cleveland, TN | |
| Apr 27, 6:30 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Cleveland, TN | |
| Apr 27, 6:30 PM EDT | TORNADO | Cleveland, TN | EF1. PATH LENGTH OF 2.5 MILES. PATH WIDTH OF 250 YARDS. MAX WIND OF 100 MPH. |
| Apr 27, 6:38 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Cleveland, TN | HAIL OCCURRING 1 MILE SOUTH OF EXIT 25 ON INTERSTATE 75. |
| Apr 27, 6:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cleveland, TN | TREES DOWN ON OLD PARKERSVILLE ROAD. |
| Apr 27, 7:00 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | Cleveland, TN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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, 4:36 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 184 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
791
WFUS54 KMRX 272201
TORMRX
TNC011-065-272300-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0044.110427T2201Z-110427T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
601 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
BRADLEY COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
HAMILTON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT
* AT 554 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR LAKEVIEW.
DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
CLEVELAND...HARRISON...CHARLESTON...OOLTEWAH...COLLEGEDALE...MIDDLE
VALLEY...FLINT SPRINGS...MCDONALD...SHADY GROVE...GAP SPRINGS...
WATERVILLE...HOPEWELL...BIRCHWOOD AND TASSO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
100 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3541 8502 3538 8503 3536 8498 3531 8497
3529 8494 3536 8487 3528 8472 3527 8475
3526 8474 3525 8470 3523 8472 3516 8470
3510 8474 3498 8477 3498 8536
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 231DEG 41KT 3505 8514
$$
MJB1 follow-up statement
891
WWUS54 KMRX 272222
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
622 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
TNC011-065-272300-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-110427T2300Z/
BRADLEY TN-HAMILTON TN-
622 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR HAMILTON
AND BRADLEY COUNTIES...
AT 617 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OOLTEWAH...OR 10
MILES EAST OF CHATTANOOGA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
CLEVELAND...CHARLESTON...SHADY GROVE...MCDONALD...FLINT SPRINGS...
GAP SPRINGS...WATERVILLE...HOPEWELL...BIRCHWOOD AND TASSO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR EASTERN TENNESSEE.
&&
LAT...LON 3541 8502 3538 8503 3536 8498 3531 8497
3529 8494 3536 8487 3528 8472 3527 8475
3526 8474 3525 8470 3523 8472 3516 8470
3510 8474 3498 8477 3498 8536
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 237DEG 36KT 3511 8505
$$
TDThe 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, 4:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Sevier | 51 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, 6:14 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.