Tornado Warning 55, NWS Morristown, TN

Issued

Mar 2, 2012, 9:45 PM EST (02:45 UTC)

Expired

Mar 2, 2012, 10:45 PM EST

In force

60 min

Issued by

NWS Morristown, TN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Johnson County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, Russell County, VA, Scott County, VA, Washington County, VA

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:47 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.

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WFUS54 KMRX 030245
TORMRX
TNC091-163-VAC167-169-191-520-030345-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0055.120303T0245Z-120303T0345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
945 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  SULLIVAN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
  CITY OF BRISTOL IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 1045 PM EST

* AT 942 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR WEBER
  CITY...OR NEAR GATE CITY. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING
  EAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  BRISTOL TN...BRISTOL VA...LEBANON...ABINGDON...CLEVELAND...
  HILTONS...DUNGANNON...NICKELSVILLE...BLOUNTVILLE...COLLINGWOOD...
  CASTLEWOOD...BENHAMS...HANSONVILLE...SOUTH HOLSTON DAM...HILANDER
  PARK...HOLSTON...HARR...SHADY VALLEY...ROSEDALE AND LINDELL.

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 3659 8167 3653 8170 3650 8169 3652 8261
      3659 8260 3660 8262 3688 8255 3689 8232
      3693 8231 3703 8180 3696 8178 3692 8182
      3679 8169 3663 8160 3662 8160
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 261DEG 36KT 3666 8251

$$

DH

584 
WWUS54 KMRX 030322
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1022 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

TNC091-163-VAC167-169-191-520-030345-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-120303T0345Z/
SULLIVAN TN-JOHNSON TN-RUSSELL VA-SCOTT VA-WASHINGTON VA-
CITY OF BRISTOL VA-
1022 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EST FOR CITY OF 
BRISTOL...WASHINGTON...SCOTT...RUSSELL...NORTHERN JOHNSON...AND 
NORTHERN SULLIVAN COUNTIES...

AT 1019 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A SEVER THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS 
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ABINGDON...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  LINDELL...EMORY-MEADOW VIEW...DAMASCUS...LAUREL BLOOMERY...GLADE
  SPRING AND KONNAROCK.


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 THIS EVENING FOR 
NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3659 8167 3653 8170 3656 8248 3660 8262
      3680 8257 3682 8229 3684 8211 3692 8182
      3679 8169 3663 8160 3662 8160
TIME...MOT...LOC 0321Z 263DEG 54KT 3672 8191

$$

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