Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 54, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 15, 2012, 10:02 PM EDT for Monroe County, Tennessee. It was in force for 28 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
- Mar 15, 2012, 10:02 PM EDT (02:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2012, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Monroe County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:04 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 106 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -143 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1278 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
083 WUUS54 KMRX 160202 SVRMRX TNC123-160230- /O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0054.120316T0202Z-120316T0230Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1002 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... MONROE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 1030 PM EDT * AT 958 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES EAST OF ETOWAH...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF MADISONVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... MADISONVILLE...CITICO AND TARIFFVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. && LAT...LON 3563 8433 3547 8398 3524 8433 3559 8448 TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 239DEG 27KT 3537 8429 $$
2 follow-up statements
097 WWUS54 KMRX 160216 SVSMRX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1016 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 TNC123-160230- /O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0054.000000T0000Z-120316T0230Z/ MONROE TN- 1016 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR MONROE COUNTY... AT 1014 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CITICO...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MADISONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... CITICO AND TARIFFVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. && LAT...LON 3563 8433 3547 8398 3524 8433 3559 8448 TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 239DEG 27KT 3542 8418 $$
709 WWUS54 KMRX 160227 SVSMRX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1027 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 TNC123-160238- /O.EXP.KMRX.SV.W.0054.000000T0000Z-120316T0230Z/ MONROE TN- 1027 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MONROE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 PM EDT... THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LEVELS. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAT...LON 3563 8433 3547 8398 3524 8433 3559 8448 TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 239DEG 27KT 3547 8408 $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 15, 9:15 PM EDT, 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 9:15 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 915 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 .DISCUSSION... CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALCHIANS...WITH A MESOSCALE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN MIDDLE TN WHICH WAS INDUCED BY THE EARLIER CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY ALSO REVEAL A MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE VORTEX OVER MIDDLE TN AND CENTRAL KY...WHICH SHOULD HELP TO TRIGGER ADDITIONAL SCATTERED CONVECTION OVERNIGHT AS IT SLOWLY DRIFTS EASTWARD OVER THE FORECAST AREA. WITH THIS IN MIND...WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS IN THE FORECAST FOR OVERNIGHT. OVERALL...WILL PLAN TO UPDATE THIS EVENING TO TWEAK TEMPS A LITTLE ACCORDING TO THE LATEST TRENDS...AND TO RAISE POPS SLIGHTLY IN ALL ZONES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 59 81 56 82 55 / 50 60 40 40 30 KNOXVILLE AIRPORT, TN 57 78 56 79 55 / 50 70 50 40 30 OAK RIDGE, TN 57 77 55 79 55 / 50 70 40 40 30 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 51 77 49 77 50 / 50 70 50 60 30 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && DMG
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 15, 5:00 AM EDT, 17 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 500 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-161000- CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW 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-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- 500 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 /400 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 15, 7:55 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 755 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 TNZ012-013-036-160045- ANDERSON TN-CAMPBELL TN-SCOTT TN- 755 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CAMPBELL...ANDERSON AND SOUTHERN SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EDT... AT 749 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTH OF OLIVER SPRINGS...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF WARTBURG...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...DISNEY...LAKE CITY AND NORRIS. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Special weather statement, Mar 15, 8:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 814 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 TNZ037-038-069-160100- GRAINGER TN-KNOX TN-UNION TN- 814 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR KNOX...GRAINGER AND UNION COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT... AT 809 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES EAST OF CLINTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HALLS...PAULETTE... MALONEYVILLE...MASCOT...BLAINE...LUTTRELL AND JOPPA. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Special weather statement, Mar 15, 8:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 841 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 TNZ069-071>074-160130- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-KNOX TN-NORTH SEVIER TN-NW BLOUNT TN-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN- 841 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOUNT...SEVIER AND KNOX COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM EDT... AT 838 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR EAGLETON VILLAGE...OR NEAR ALCOA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...SEVIERVILLE...LAKE FOREST...WILDWOOD...WALLAND...SEYMOUR...CADES COVE...KIMBERLIN HEIGHTS...TOWNSEND...MCMAHAN...KODAK AND WEARS VALLEY. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Special weather statement, Mar 15, 9:09 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 909 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 TNZ100>102-160200- BRADLEY TN-EAST POLK TN-WEST POLK TN- 909 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR POLK AND BRADLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM EDT... AT 906 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BENTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BENTON...DUCKTOWN... PARKSVILLE...RELIANCE...BIG FROG MOUNTAIN...ARCHVILLE...COPPERHILL AND TURTLETOWN. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Local storm report, Mar 15, 9:50 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
950 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0949 PM HAIL OOLTEWAH 35.06N 85.09W
03/15/2012 E0.75 INCH HAMILTON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
KGUILLETLocal storm report, Mar 15, 9:54 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
954 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0954 PM HAIL CHARLESTON 35.29N 84.76W
03/15/2012 E0.75 INCH BRADLEY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
KGUILLETThe office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 9:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bradley, Polk | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton | 38 min |
| Mar 16, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton | 36 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.