Tornado Warning 56, NWS Morristown, TN

Issued

Mar 2, 2012, 9:59 PM EST (02:59 UTC)

Expired

Mar 2, 2012, 10:45 PM EST

In force

46 min

Issued by

NWS Morristown, TN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Claiborne County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Scott County, VA

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS54 KMRX 030259
TORMRX
TNC025-057-059-067-073-VAC169-030345-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0056.120303T0259Z-120303T0345Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CLAIBORNE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  GRAINGER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  GREENE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  HANCOCK COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  HAWKINS COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 1045 PM EST

* AT 1000 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES EAST OF
  TAZEWELL...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF RUTLEDGE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS
  TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...BEAN STATION...SURGOINSVILLE...THORN
  HILL...HOWARD QUARTER...EVANSTON...MOORESBURG...TREADWAY...
  KLONDIKE...ST. CLAIR...KYLES FORD...MCCLOUD...ROMEO...KEPLER...
  BAILEYTON...JEAROLDSTOWN...OKOLONA...CHURCH HILL AND CLINCHPORT.

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 3673 8270 3648 8265 3645 8270 3641 8269
      3642 8263 3630 8264 3628 8311 3634 8316
      3631 8318 3627 8328 3627 8331 3630 8333
      3627 8336 3625 8355 3659 8362 3659 8298
      3670 8292
TIME...MOT...LOC 0259Z 256DEG 46KT 3642 8347

$$

DH

749 
WWUS54 KMRX 030320
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1020 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

TNC025-030328-
/O.CAN.KMRX.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-120303T0345Z/
CLAIBORNE TN-
1020 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME EASTERN CLAIBORNE 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 3673 8270 3648 8265 3645 8270 3641 8269
      3641 8263 3630 8264 3628 8311 3634 8316
      3631 8318 3632 8320 3627 8328 3630 8333
      3628 8337 3636 8339 3646 8336 3659 8322
      3659 8298 3670 8290
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 260DEG 54KT 3667 8285 3639 8323

$$

TNC057-059-067-073-VAC169-030345-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-120303T0345Z/
GRAINGER TN-HANCOCK TN-HAWKINS TN-SCOTT VA-GREENE TN-
1020 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EST FOR 
NORTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHWEST SCOTT...HAWKINS...HANCOCK AND NORTHEAST 
GRAINGER COUNTIES...

AT 1015 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A LINE OF STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...LOCATED 
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF CLINCHPORT TO BEAN 
STATION...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  ROGERSVILLE...SURGOINSVILLE...KLONDIKE...CLINCHPORT...ST. CLAIR...
  OKOLONA...MCCLOUD...ROMEO...KEPLER...BAILEYTON...JEAROLDSTOWN AND
  CHURCH HILL.


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 3673 8270 3648 8265 3645 8270 3641 8269
      3641 8263 3630 8264 3628 8311 3634 8316
      3631 8318 3632 8320 3627 8328 3630 8333
      3628 8337 3636 8339 3646 8336 3659 8322
      3659 8298 3670 8290
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 260DEG 54KT 3667 8285 3639 8323

$$

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