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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this tornado warning at Jul 27, 2014, 4:38 PM EDT for Lee County, Scott County, Wise County, Virginia. It was in force for 52 min. 7 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
- Jul 27, 2014, 4:38 PM EDT (20:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2014, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lee County, VA, Scott County, VA, Wise County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 4:54 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Pennington Gap, VA | |
| Jul 27, 5:00 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Dryden, VA | |
| Jul 27, 5:00 PM EDT | HAIL 2.5 | Pennington Gap, VA | |
| Jul 27, 5:03 PM EDT | HAIL 2 | Dryden, VA | |
| Jul 27, 5:10 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | Pennington Gap, VA | 2 POLICE CARS DESTROYED BY DAMAGE FROM GOLF BALL SIZE OR LARGER HAIL. LOTS OF DEBRIS ON ROADWAYS. |
| Jul 27, 5:12 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Duffield, VA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN |
| Jul 27, 5:12 PM EDT | HAIL 2.75 | Duffield, VA |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 1:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 279 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
- 116 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -224 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1295 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
004
WFUS54 KMRX 272038
TORMRX
VAC105-169-195-272130-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0013.140727T2038Z-140727T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
438 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN WISE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 530 PM EDT
* AT 438 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
OVER KENVIR...OR 9 MILES EAST OF HARLAN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GATE CITY...BIG STONE GAP...PENNINGTON GAP...APPALACHIA...ST.
CHARLES...DUFFIELD...CLINCHPORT...DRYDEN...FORT BLACKMORE...JASPER
AND PATTONSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3685 8248 3659 8263 3662 8283 3676 8311
3678 8313 3680 8310 3683 8310 3685 8307
3685 8301 3689 8288 3694 8286
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 292DEG 34KT 3686 8316
$$
DH2 follow-up statements
305
WWUS54 KMRX 272050
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
450 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014
VAC105-169-195-272130-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140727T2130Z/
WISE VA-SCOTT VA-LEE VA-
450 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WISE...CENTRAL SCOTT AND NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTIES...
AT 449 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLMES
MILL...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF JONESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
IN ADDITION...GOLFBALL SIZE OR LARGER CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GATE CITY...BIG STONE GAP...PENNINGTON GAP...APPALACHIA...ST.
CHARLES...DUFFIELD...CLINCHPORT...DRYDEN...FORT BLACKMORE...JASPER
AND PATTONSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3685 8248 3659 8263 3662 8283 3676 8311
3678 8313 3680 8310 3683 8310 3685 8307
3685 8301 3689 8288 3694 8286
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 292DEG 34KT 3682 8304
$$
DH600
WWUS54 KMRX 272101
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
501 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014
VAC105-169-195-272130-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140727T2130Z/
WISE VA-SCOTT VA-LEE VA-
501 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WISE...CENTRAL SCOTT AND NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTIES...
AT 500 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
PENNINGTON GAP...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF JONESVILLE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
IN ADDITION...LARGE HAIL IN THE SIZE OF GOLFBALL OR LARGER CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GATE CITY...BIG STONE GAP...PENNINGTON GAP...APPALACHIA...ST.
CHARLES...DUFFIELD...CLINCHPORT...DRYDEN...FORT BLACKMORE...JASPER
AND PATTONSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3685 8248 3659 8263 3662 8283 3676 8311
3678 8313 3680 8310 3683 8310 3685 8307
3685 8301 3689 8288 3694 8286
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 300DEG 31KT 3675 8297
$$
DHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 46 min |
| Jul 27, 5:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 50 min |
| Jul 27, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 55 min |
| Jul 27, 6:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 51 min |
| Jul 27, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 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.