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Tornado Warning 82, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 11:10 PM EDT for Carter County, Johnson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 65 min. 3 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, 11:10 PM EDT (03:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2011, 12:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Carter County, TN, Johnson County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:10 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, 11:50 PM EDT | TORNADO | 10 E Elizabethton, TN | *** 2 FATAL *** POSSIBLE TORNADO. DAMAGE TRACK BEGINS AROUND THE BUTLER AREA AND PROCEEDS NORTHEAST THROUGH DOE...LAUREL...AND TOWARD SHADY VALLEY. 1 FATALITY IN DOE AND 1 IN BUTLER. BUILDINGS AND HOMES DESTROYED. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. |
| Apr 27, 11:50 PM EDT | TORNADO | 12 E Elizabethton, TN | *** 2 FATAL *** POSSIBLE TORNADO. DAMAGE TRACK BEGINS AROUND THE BUTLER AREA AND PROCEEDS NORTHEAST THROUGH DOE...LAUREL...AND TOWARD SHADY VALLEY. 1 FATALITY IN DOE AND 1 IN BUTLER. BUILDINGS AND HOMES DESTROYED. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. |
| Apr 27, 11:52 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Nw Doeville, TN | *** 2 FATAL *** EF2.PATH LENGTH NEAR 12 MILES. PATH WIDTH OF 250 YARDS. MAX WIND 120 MPH. BUILDINGS AND HOMES WERE DESTROYED. |
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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 2272 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 766 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 271 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.5
- Supercell composite
- 14.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
809
WFUS54 KMRX 280310
TORMRX
TNC019-091-280415-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0082.110428T0310Z-110428T0415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1110 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CARTER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 1215 AM EDT
* AT 1105 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES WEST OF
ERWIN. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 75
MPH.
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM!! TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!!
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ELIZABETHTON AROUND 1120 PM EDT.
HAMPTON AROUND 1125 PM EDT.
MOUNTAIN CITY AROUND 1145 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MILLIGAN COLLEGE...WATAUGA...HUNTER...SADIE...DOEVILLE...NEVA...SHADY
VALLEY AND LAUREL BLOOMERY.
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 NORTHEAST TENNESSEE.
&&
LAT...LON 3653 8170 3647 8169 3641 8173 3634 8170
3634 8184 3629 8191 3612 8203 3610 8213
3614 8216 3616 8223 3624 8227 3626 8234
3640 8230 3642 8225 3640 8218 3649 8201
3661 8185 3661 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 238DEG 66KT 3619 8246
$$
DMG3 follow-up statements
280
WWUS54 KMRX 280331
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1131 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
TNC019-091-280415-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-110428T0415Z/
JOHNSON TN-CARTER TN-
1131 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR CARTER
AND JOHNSON COUNTIES...
AT 1129 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HAMPTON...OR NEAR
ELIZABETHTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MOUNTAIN CITY AROUND 1155 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE SADIE...
DOEVILLE...NEVA AND LAUREL BLOOMERY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE. A TORNADO WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3653 8170 3647 8169 3641 8173 3634 8170
3634 8184 3629 8191 3612 8203 3610 8213
3614 8216 3616 8223 3624 8227 3626 8234
3640 8230 3642 8225 3640 8218 3649 8201
3661 8185 3661 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0331Z 242DEG 50KT 3631 8218
$$836
WWUS54 KMRX 280346
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1146 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
TNC019-091-280415-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-110428T0415Z/
JOHNSON TN-CARTER TN-
1146 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR CARTER
AND JOHNSON COUNTIES...
AT 1143 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DOEVILLE...OR 12
MILES EAST OF ELIZABETHTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
THIS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM!! TAKE COVER NOW!!
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MOUNTAIN CITY AROUND 1155 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE SHADY
VALLEY AND LAUREL BLOOMERY.
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 NORTHEAST TENNESSEE.
&&
LAT...LON 3661 8165 3653 8170 3647 8169 3641 8173
3634 8170 3635 8181 3634 8184 3629 8191
3618 8200 3625 8212 3640 8218 3649 8201
3661 8185
TIME...MOT...LOC 0346Z 238DEG 52KT 3642 8198
$$
DMG676
WWUS54 KMRX 280403
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1203 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
TNC019-280412-
/O.CAN.KMRX.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-110428T0415Z/
CARTER TN-
1203 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CARTER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR EAST TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3661 8165 3653 8170 3647 8169 3643 8171
3654 8194 3661 8185
TIME...MOT...LOC 0402Z 238DEG 52KT 3654 8173
$$
TNC091-280415-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-110428T0415Z/
JOHNSON TN-
1203 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR JOHNSON
COUNTY...
AT 1201 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAUREL BLOOMERY...
OR NEAR MOUNTAIN CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
THIS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM!! TAKE COVER NOW!!
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF JOHNSON
COUNTY.
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 SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE. A TORNADO WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3661 8165 3653 8170 3647 8169 3643 8171
3654 8194 3661 8185
TIME...MOT...LOC 0402Z 238DEG 52KT 3654 8173
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 8:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Anderson, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs and 3 more | 53 min |
| Apr 27, 8:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Union | 65 min |
| Apr 27, 8:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton | 65 min |
| Apr 27, 8:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Anderson, Knox, Loudon, Meigs, Rhea, Roane | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson and 2 more | 61 min |
| Apr 27, 8:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Marion | 61 min |
| Apr 27, 8:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | McMinn, Polk | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 8:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Knox | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 8:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bradley, McMinn | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Sullivan, Washington | 66 min |
| Apr 27, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Union | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 9:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Hamilton, Rhea, Sequatchie | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Campbell, Morgan, Scott | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 9:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 9:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 9:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson, Sevier and 2 more | 64 min |
| Apr 27, 9:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hancock, Hawkins | 53 min |
| Apr 27, 9:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Meigs, Rhea, Roane | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 9:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Johnson, Sullivan | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 9:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Rhea | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 9:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier | 62 min |
| Apr 27, 10:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Hamilton and 14 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Loudon, Morgan, Scott and 1 more | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 10:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Bradley, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe and 2 more | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 10:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Knox | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 10:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Carter, Johnson, Sullivan | 64 min |
| Apr 27, 10:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Union | 59 min |
| Apr 27, 10:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Sevier | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 10:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Greene, Unicoi, Washington | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 10:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, Polk | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 10:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier | 63 min |
| Apr 27, 11:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Knox, Loudon, Monroe | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 11:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 11:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Cocke, Greene, Jefferson, Sevier | 63 min |
| Apr 28, 12:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Carter, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington | 56 min |
| Apr 28, 12:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Greene | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 12:40 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Carter, Greene, Unicoi, Washington | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 12:51 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Johnson, Sullivan | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 12:59 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Marion, Sequatchie | 51 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins and 4 more | 3 hr |
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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.