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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 6:28 PM EST for Bradley County, Hamilton County, Tennessee. It was in force for 47 min. 5 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, 6:28 PM EST (23:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 7:15 PM EST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bradley County, TN, Hamilton County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 6:30 PM EST | HAIL 1 | Red Bank, TN | |
| Mar 2, 6:30 PM EST | TORNADO | Chattanooga, TN | PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO OUTSIDE OF CHATTANOOGA ON INTERSTATE I-24. |
| Mar 2, 6:31 PM EST | HAIL 1.75 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Mar 2, 6:36 PM EST | HAIL 2.5 | Chattanooga, TN | TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL ON HIGHWAY 27 IN CHATTANOOGA. |
| Mar 2, 6:43 PM EST | HAIL 1.25 | 3 W Ooltewah, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:19 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 178 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.
636
WFUS54 KMRX 022328
TORMRX
TNC011-065-030015-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0034.120302T2328Z-120303T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
628 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
BRADLEY COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
HAMILTON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 715 PM EST
* AT 627 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR LOOKOUT
MOUNTAIN...OR NEAR CHATTANOOGA. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
CHATTANOOGA...EAST BRAINERD...OOLTEWAH...COLLEGEDALE...MCDONALD...
FLINT SPRINGS...WATERVILLE AND GAP SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA.
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 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3504 8540 3506 8537 3510 8537 3510 8539
3512 8540 3514 8473 3511 8473 3510 8474
3508 8474 3498 8478 3498 8540
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 270DEG 41KT 3503 8528
$$
DGS4 follow-up statements
605
WWUS54 KMRX 022340
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
640 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
TNC011-065-030015-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120303T0015Z/
BRADLEY TN-HAMILTON TN-
640 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EST FOR HAMILTON
AND BRADLEY COUNTIES...
AT 636 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EAST BRAINERD...OR
NEAR CHATTANOOGA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
EAST BRAINERD...OOLTEWAH...COLLEGEDALE...MCDONALD...FLINT
SPRINGS...WATERVILLE AND GAP SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3504 8540 3506 8537 3510 8537 3510 8539
3512 8540 3514 8473 3511 8473 3510 8474
3508 8474 3498 8478 3498 8540
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 269DEG 41KT 3503 8512
$$
DGS842
WWUS54 KMRX 022350
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
650 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
TNC011-065-030015-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120303T0015Z/
BRADLEY TN-HAMILTON TN-
650 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EST FOR HAMILTON
AND BRADLEY COUNTIES...
AT 646 PM EST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR COLLEGEDALE...OR 12 MILES EAST OF
CHATTANOOGA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
FLINT SPRINGS...WATERVILLE AND GAP SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3504 8540 3506 8537 3510 8537 3510 8539
3512 8540 3514 8473 3511 8473 3510 8474
3508 8474 3498 8478 3498 8540
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 267DEG 41KT 3504 8498
$$
DGS143
WWUS54 KMRX 022359
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
659 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
TNC065-030009-
/O.CAN.KMRX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120303T0015Z/
HAMILTON TN-
659 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR HAMILTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3502 8497 3504 8500 3508 8500 3508 8501
3513 8503 3514 8473 3511 8473 3510 8474
3508 8474 3498 8478 3498 8497
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 266DEG 41KT 3505 8485
$$
TNC011-030015-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120303T0015Z/
BRADLEY TN-
659 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EST FOR BRADLEY
COUNTY...
AT 655 PM EST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FLINT SPRINGS...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF
CLEVELAND...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
GAP SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3502 8497 3504 8500 3508 8500 3508 8501
3513 8503 3514 8473 3511 8473 3510 8474
3508 8474 3498 8478 3498 8497
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 266DEG 41KT 3505 8485
$$
DGS045
WWUS54 KMRX 030016
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
716 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
TNC011-030026-
/O.EXP.KMRX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120303T0015Z/
BRADLEY TN-
716 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BRADLEY COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3502 8497 3504 8500 3508 8500 3508 8501
3513 8503 3514 8473 3511 8473 3510 8474
3508 8474 3498 8478 3498 8497
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 266DEG 41KT 3505 8485
$$
DGSThe 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, 1:23 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bradley, McMinn, Monroe, Polk | 37 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, 6:30 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.