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Tornado Warning 44, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 7:49 PM EST for Bradley County, Hamilton County, Polk County, Tennessee. It was in force for 26 min. 1 report 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, 7:49 PM EST (00:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 8:15 PM EST
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bradley County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Polk County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 8:00 PM EST | HAIL 1.25 | Waterville, 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
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 540 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 948 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
070 WFUS54 KMRX 030049 TORMRX TNC011-065-139-030115- /O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0044.120303T0049Z-120303T0115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 749 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... BRADLEY COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... SOUTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... POLK COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 815 PM EST * AT 747 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF RINGGOLD...OR 14 MILES EAST OF LAKEVIEW. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... BENTON...FLINT SPRINGS...WATERVILLE...GAP SPRINGS...CONASAUGA AND PARKSVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL. 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 3506 8506 3522 8464 3499 8456 3498 8506 TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 254DEG 46KT 3501 8498 $$ DGS
1 follow-up statement
585
WWUS54 KMRX 030105
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
805 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
TNC065-030116-
/O.CAN.KMRX.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-120303T0115Z/
HAMILTON TN-
805 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3502 8497 3504 8500 3508 8500 3522 8464
3499 8456 3498 8497
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 258DEG 39KT 3503 8478
$$
TNC011-139-030115-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-120303T0115Z/
BRADLEY TN-POLK TN-
805 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EST FOR POLK AND
BRADLEY COUNTIES...
AT 803 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GAP SPRINGS...OR
11 MILES SOUTH OF CLEVELAND...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
BENTON...CONASAUGA AND PARKSVILLE.
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 3502 8497 3504 8500 3508 8500 3522 8464
3499 8456 3498 8497
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 258DEG 39KT 3503 8478
$$
DGSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 7:02 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier | 43 min |
| Mar 2, 7:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Polk | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 7:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 7:10 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Campbell, Scott | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 7:40 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Cocke, Sevier | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 7:48 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Campbell, Claiborne, Scott | 42 min |
| Mar 2, 8:07 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Rhea | 38 min |
| Mar 2, 8:10 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Polk | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 8:21 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Hancock, Hawkins | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 8:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Morgan, Scott | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 8:35 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Polk | 40 min |
| Mar 2, 8:38 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Loudon, Morgan, Rhea, Roane | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 8:56 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Hancock, Hawkins, Sullivan | 49 min |
| Mar 2, 9:05 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Anderson, Knox, Morgan, Roane | 40 min |
| Mar 2, 9:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Scott, Union | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 9:41 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Anderson, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier, Union | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 9:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Johnson, Sullivan | 60 min |
| Mar 2, 9:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Knox, Sevier | 22 min |
| Mar 2, 9:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 10:05 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson and 1 more | 25 min |
| Mar 2, 10:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Sevier, Unicoi | 48 min |
| Mar 2, 10:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 10:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Unicoi | 33 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.