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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this tornado warning at Jul 27, 2014, 6:39 PM EDT for Washington County, City of Bristol, Virginia; Carter County, Johnson County, Sullivan County, Tennessee. It was in force for 51 min. 2 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, 6:39 PM EDT (22:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2014, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Carter County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, Washington County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 7:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Laurel Bloomery, TN | FEW TREES DOWN. |
| Jul 27, 7:30 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Laurel Bloomery, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 1:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 206 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.
536
WFUS54 KMRX 272239 RRA
TORMRX
TNC019-091-163-VAC191-520-272330-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0021.140727T2239Z-140727T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
639 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN CARTER COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
THE CITY OF BRISTOL IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 639 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR BRISTOL VA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRISTOL TN...BRISTOL VA...ABINGDON...MOUNTAIN CITY...WALNUT HILL...
DAMASCUS...SADIE...LAUREL BLOOMERY...BENHAMS...SHADY VALLEY...SOUTH
HOLSTON DAM...HILANDER PARK...HARR AND DOEVILLE.
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 3632 8194 3660 8230 3671 8233 3673 8231
3676 8223 3678 8215 3662 8168
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 299DEG 34KT 3666 8224
$$
DH1 follow-up statement
962
WWUS54 KMRX 272254
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
654 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014
TNC019-091-163-VAC191-520-272330-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140727T2330Z/
JOHNSON TN-CARTER TN-SULLIVAN TN-WASHINGTON VA-CITY OF BRISTOL VA-
654 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
JOHNSON...NORTHEASTERN CARTER...NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN...SOUTHWESTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF BRISTOL...
AT 653 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BRISTOL
VA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
IN ADDITION...LARGE HAIL IN EXCESS OF GOLFBALL SIZE CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRISTOL TN...BRISTOL VA...ABINGDON...MOUNTAIN CITY...WALNUT HILL...
DAMASCUS...SADIE...LAUREL BLOOMERY...BENHAMS...SHADY VALLEY...SOUTH
HOLSTON DAM...HILANDER PARK...HARR AND DOEVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3632 8194 3660 8230 3671 8233 3673 8231
3676 8223 3678 8215 3662 8168
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 300DEG 34KT 3657 8209
$$
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, 4:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise | 52 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, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 33 min |
| Jul 27, 3:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Campbell, Scott | 37 min |
| Jul 27, 3:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Campbell, Union | 33 min |
| Jul 27, 5:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Campbell, Claiborne, Scott | 49 min |
| Jul 27, 5:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Scott | 50 min |
| Jul 27, 5:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Union | 49 min |
| Jul 27, 6:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington | 57 min |
| Jul 27, 6:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Scott | 49 min |
| Jul 27, 6:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Scott, Union | 114 min |
| Jul 27, 6:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson | 51 min |
| Jul 27, 6:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Anderson, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott | 54 min |
| Jul 27, 7:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Union | 53 min |
| Jul 27, 7:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Jefferson | 51 min |
| Jul 27, 7:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier | 58 min |
| Jul 27, 7:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Anderson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane | 51 min |
| Jul 27, 7:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene and 9 more | 110 min |
| Jul 27, 7:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Knox, Sevier | 23 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.