Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 25, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 1:26 PM EST for 5 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 34 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 2, 2012, 1:26 PM EST (18:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 2:00 PM EST
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties City of Norton, VA, Russell County, VA, Scott County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 2084 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
301
WFUS54 KMRX 021826
TORMRX
VAC167-169-191-195-720-021915-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0025.120302T1826Z-120302T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
126 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
WISE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
CITY OF NORTON IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 215 PM EST
* AT 123 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF BIG STONE GAP...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NORTON.
DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
NORTON...WISE...LEBANON...CLEVELAND...FORT BLACKMORE...DUNGANNON...
COEBURN...ST. PAUL...CASTLEWOOD...HANSONVILLE...HONAKER...ROSEDALE
AND DYE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3704 8181 3696 8177 3694 8181 3692 8183
3683 8174 3672 8272 3695 8280 3709 8251
3702 8246 3696 8235 3705 8218 3706 8205
3713 8201 3714 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 252DEG 53KT 3684 8264
$$2 follow-up statements
414
WWUS54 KMRX 021846
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
146 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
VAC167-169-191-195-720-021915-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120302T1915Z/
RUSSELL VA-SCOTT VA-WASHINGTON VA-WISE VA-CITY OF NORTON VA-
146 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EST FOR CITY OF
NORTON...WISE...WASHINGTON...SCOTT AND RUSSELL COUNTIES...
AT 142 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DUNGANNON...OR 15
MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORTON...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
LEBANON...CLEVELAND...ST. PAUL...CASTLEWOOD...HANSONVILLE...
HONAKER...ROSEDALE AND DYE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3704 8181 3696 8177 3694 8181 3692 8183
3683 8174 3675 8265 3696 8271 3709 8251
3702 8246 3696 8235 3705 8218 3706 8205
3713 8201 3714 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 254DEG 49KT 3683 8235
$$618
WWUS54 KMRX 021900
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
200 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
VAC167-169-191-195-720-021910-
/O.CAN.KMRX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120302T1915Z/
RUSSELL VA-SCOTT VA-WASHINGTON VA-WISE VA-CITY OF NORTON VA-
200 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CITY OF NORTON...WISE...WASHINGTON...SCOTT
AND RUSSELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LEVELS. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3704 8181 3696 8177 3694 8181 3692 8183
3683 8174 3675 8265 3696 8271 3709 8251
3702 8246 3696 8235 3705 8218 3706 8205
3713 8201 3714 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 254DEG 49KT 3688 8210
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 10:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 10:58 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 10:59 AM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:22 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 38 min |
| Mar 2, 12:25 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Lee | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 12:51 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 6:33 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Lee | 42 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.