Tornado Warning 57, NWS Morristown, TN

Issued

Mar 2, 2012, 10:05 PM EST (03:05 UTC)

Expired

Mar 2, 2012, 10:30 PM EST

In force

25 min

Issued by

NWS Morristown, TN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Cocke County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Sevier County, TN

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS54 KMRX 030305
TORMRX
TNC029-057-059-063-073-089-155-030330-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0057.120303T0305Z-120303T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1005 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  COCKE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  GRAINGER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  GREENE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  HAMBLEN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  HAWKINS COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  SEVIER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 1030 PM EST

* AT 1001 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF NEW MARKET...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JEFFERSON CITY.
  DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  JEFFERSON CITY...DANDRIDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...NEW MARKET...
  WHITE PINE...RUSSELLVILLE...PARROTTSVILLE...PIEDMONT...BUFFALO
  SPRINGS...BIRD CROSSING...CHESTNUT HILL...ALPHA...BYBEE...
  LOWLAND...DEL RIO...MOHAWK...BULLS GAP...MOSHEIM AND ST. CLAIR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
GOLF BALL 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...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3638 8296 3594 8285 3594 8289 3593 8289
      3591 8291 3591 8360 3623 8365
TIME...MOT...LOC 0304Z 253DEG 56KT 3606 8359

$$

811 
WWUS54 KMRX 030312
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1012 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

TNC029-057-059-063-073-089-155-030330-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-120303T0330Z/
GRAINGER TN-HAMBLEN TN-HAWKINS TN-JEFFERSON TN-COCKE TN-SEVIER TN-
GREENE TN-
1012 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EST FOR
GREENE...SEVIER...COCKE...JEFFERSON...HAWKINS...HAMBLEN AND GRAINGER
COUNTIES...

AT 1010 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DANDRIDGE...MOVING
EAST AT 65 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...WHITE PINE...RUSSELLVILLE...PARROTTSVILLE...
  CHESTNUT HILL...ALPHA...BYBEE...LOWLAND...DEL RIO...MOHAWK...
  MOSHEIM...CANEY BRANCH...BULLS GAP...CEDAR CREEK...ST. CLAIR AND
  MCCLOUD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER 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 CENTRAL TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3623 8360 3638 8296 3594 8285 3594 8289
      3593 8289 3591 8291 3591 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 0312Z 256DEG 57KT 3607 8341

$$

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