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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 1:23 PM EST for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 37 min. 7 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 1:23 PM EST (18:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 2:00 PM EST
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bradley County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Polk County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 1:30 PM EST | TORNADO | 4 Sw Etowah, TN | PRELIMINARY SURVEY FOUND AN EF-2 WITH MAX WINDS OF 130 MPH. |
| Mar 2, 1:30 PM EST | TORNADO | 7 Wsw Etowah, TN | POSSIBLE TORNADO. TORNADO SPOTTED NEAR DELANO. |
| Mar 2, 1:33 PM EST | HAIL 1 | Etowah, TN | |
| Mar 2, 1:40 PM EST | TORNADO | 4 Sw Etowah, TN | SEVERE DAMAGE TO A HOME INCLUDING WINDOWS BROKEN AND COLLAPSED GARAGE. SEVERAL LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES REPORTED DOWN. |
| Mar 2, 1:45 PM EST | TORNADO | Tellico Plains, TN | POSSIBLE TORNADO. TORNADO SPOTTED IN TELLICO PLAINS. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Mar 2, 1:50 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Etowah, TN | BETWEEN DENTVILLE AND LINSDALE ON CR 968, TREES DOWN ON A HOME. |
| Mar 2, 1:54 PM EST | TORNADO | Tellico Plains, TN | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...MAJOR DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...NUMEROUS HOUSES DAMAGED. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 10:25 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 1667 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 523 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
936
WFUS54 KMRX 021823
TORMRX
TNC011-107-123-139-021900-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0024.120302T1823Z-120302T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
123 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BRADLEY COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
MCMINN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
MONROE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
POLK COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 200 PM EST
* AT 119 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
CHARLESTON...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF BENTON. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS
TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
ETOWAH...DENTVILLE...BULLET CREEK...ENGLEWOOD...MOUNT VERNON...
COKER CREEK AND TELLICO PLAINS.
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.
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 400 PM EST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3554 8431 3528 8414 3527 8424 3521 8434
3521 8463 3534 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 250DEG 40KT 3529 8464
$$3 follow-up statements
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WWUS54 KMRX 021832
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
132 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
TNC011-107-123-139-021900-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120302T1900Z/
BRADLEY TN-MCMINN TN-MONROE TN-POLK TN-
132 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EST FOR POLK...
MONROE...MCMINN AND NORTHERN BRADLEY COUNTIES...
AT 126 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DENTVILLE...OR 9
MILES NORTH OF BENTON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
A SPOTTER REPORT JUST INDICATED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND MOVING
TOWARD ETOWAH.
ADDITIONALLY...ANOTHER CIRCULATION APPEARS TO BE DEVELOPING
SOUTHWEST OF THE MAIN MESOCYCLONE...NEAR THE BRADLEY AND MCMINN
COUNTY LINE. THIS AREA SHOULD BE WATCHED FOR SOUTHERN MCMINN AND
NORTHERN POLK COUNTY LINE.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
ETOWAH...BULLET CREEK...ENGLEWOOD...MOUNT VERNON...COKER CREEK AND
TELLICO PLAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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 400 PM EST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3554 8431 3528 8414 3527 8424 3521 8434
3521 8463 3534 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 250DEG 40KT 3531 8455
$$593
WWUS54 KMRX 021844
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
144 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
TNC011-107-123-139-021900-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120302T1900Z/
BRADLEY TN-MCMINN TN-MONROE TN-POLK TN-
144 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EST FOR POLK...
MONROE...MCMINN AND NORTHERN BRADLEY COUNTIES...
AT 137 PM EST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO WITH
THIS STORM. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ETOWAH...OR 11 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ATHENS...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
A TRAILING MESOCYCLONE CONTINUES TO MOVE ALONG THE SAME PATH AS THE
MAIN STORM AND WILL MOVE NEAR ETOWAH FOLLOWING THE INITIAL
MESOCYCLONE.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
MOUNT VERNON...COKER CREEK AND TELLICO PLAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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 400 PM EST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3554 8431 3528 8414 3527 8424 3521 8434
3521 8463 3534 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 250DEG 40KT 3536 8438
$$652
WWUS54 KMRX 021901
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
201 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
TNC011-107-123-139-021910-
/O.EXP.KMRX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120302T1900Z/
BRADLEY TN-MCMINN TN-MONROE TN-POLK TN-
201 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR POLK...MONROE...MCMINN AND NORTHERN
BRADLEY COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LEVELS. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
HOWEVER...ANOTHER...WEAKER MESOCYCLONE WAS DEVELOPING ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN BRADLEY COUNTY AND THIS STORM MAY STRENGTHEN DURING THE
NEXT 30 MINUTES. THE STORM IS MOVING INTO SOUTHWESTERN MCMINN COUNTY.
THE TORNADO WARNING FOR THE REMAINDER OF MONROE COUNTY CONTINUES
THROUGH 230 PM EST.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3554 8431 3528 8414 3527 8424 3521 8434
3521 8463 3534 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 250DEG 40KT 3542 8416
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:00 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Sevier and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:58 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hawkins, Sullivan | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 10:59 AM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 27 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:25 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Sequatchie | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 11:31 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Marion | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 11:39 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Morgan | 22 min |
| Mar 2, 11:49 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Hamilton, Marion | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 11:55 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Campbell, Morgan, Scott | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 11:57 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Rhea | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 12:16 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 12:25 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Hancock | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 12:29 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Campbell, Claiborne | 31 min |
| Mar 2, 12:30 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Loudon, Meigs, Rhea, Roane | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 12:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamilton, Meigs, Rhea | 31 min |
| Mar 2, 12:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Polk | 25 min |
| Mar 2, 1:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Knox | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 1:19 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Knox, Sevier | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 1:39 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 1:49 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Monroe | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 2:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Monroe | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 3:34 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Marion, Sequatchie | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 3:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, Roane | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 4:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Meigs, Rhea | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 4:24 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Marion, Sequatchie | 51 min |
| Mar 2, 4:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Loudon, Roane | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 5:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 5:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Marion | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 5:29 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Anderson, Knox | 31 min |
| Mar 2, 5:33 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Hamilton, Meigs, Rhea | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 5:38 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Scott | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 5:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | McMinn, Meigs, Rhea | 18 min |
| Mar 2, 5:57 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Campbell, Claiborne, Scott | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 6:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamilton, Marion | 42 min |
| Mar 2, 6:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Loudon, McMinn, Monroe | 45 min |
| Mar 2, 6:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 6:30 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe | 45 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.