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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 6:30 PM EST for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 45 min. 2 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, 6:30 PM EST (23:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 7:15 PM EST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Blount County, TN, Loudon County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Monroe County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 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, 6:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Niota, TN | FROM VOLUNTEER ELECTRIC REPORTED MULTIPLE POWER LINES DOWN FROM TREES AND LIGHTNING. |
| Mar 2, 7:00 PM EST | HAIL 1 | Maryville, TN | QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN MARYVILLE |
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 234 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.
603
WFUS54 KMRX 022330
TORMRX
TNC009-105-107-123-030015-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0035.120302T2330Z-120303T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
630 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
BLOUNT COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
LOUDON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
MCMINN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
MONROE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 715 PM EST
* AT 630 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR SWEETWATER.
DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
MADISONVILLE...MARYVILLE...ALCOA...EAGLETON VILLAGE...
PHILADELPHIA...VONORE...TARIFFVILLE...GREENBACK...CITICO BEACH...
TALASSEE...FRIENDSVILLE...CLOVER HILL...HAPPY VALLEY...WALLAND...
WILDWOOD AND CADES COVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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 3543 8454 3562 8459 3587 8394 3584 8389
3585 8383 3556 8374 3556 8376 3553 8381
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 253DEG 34KT 3556 8445
$$
DH2 follow-up statements
354
WWUS54 KMRX 022342
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
642 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
TNC107-022352-
/O.CAN.KMRX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120303T0015Z/
MCMINN TN-
642 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MCMINN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3546 8445 3547 8444 3561 8452 3561 8454
3563 8453 3564 8454 3585 8396 3584 8389
3585 8383 3556 8374 3553 8381 3544 8444
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 253DEG 34KT 3561 8426
$$
TNC009-105-123-030015-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120303T0015Z/
LOUDON TN-MONROE TN-BLOUNT TN-
642 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EST FOR BLOUNT...
MONROE AND LOUDON COUNTIES...
AT 636 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MADISONVILLE...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
MARYVILLE...ALCOA...EAGLETON VILLAGE...VONORE...TARIFFVILLE...
GREENBACK...CITICO BEACH...TALASSEE...FRIENDSVILLE...CLOVER HILL...
HAPPY VALLEY...WALLAND...WILDWOOD AND CADES COVE.
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 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3546 8445 3547 8444 3561 8452 3561 8454
3563 8453 3564 8454 3585 8396 3584 8389
3585 8383 3556 8374 3553 8381 3544 8444
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 253DEG 34KT 3561 8426
$$
DH771
WWUS54 KMRX 022347
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
647 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
TNC009-105-123-030015-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120303T0015Z/
LOUDON TN-MONROE TN-BLOUNT TN-
647 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EST FOR BLOUNT...
MONROE AND LOUDON COUNTIES...
AT 641 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS A
DEBRIS SIGNATURE NEAR THE CITY OF VONORE. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR VONORE...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF MADISONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
MARYVILLE...ALCOA...EAGLETON VILLAGE...GREENBACK...CITICO BEACH...
TALASSEE...FRIENDSVILLE...CLOVER HILL...HAPPY VALLEY...WALLAND...
CADES COVE AND WILDWOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3546 8445 3547 8444 3561 8452 3561 8454
3563 8453 3564 8454 3585 8396 3584 8389
3585 8383 3556 8374 3553 8381 3544 8444
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 253DEG 34KT 3560 8419
$$
DHThe 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, 6:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton | 47 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.