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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2014, 11:11 PM EDT for 5 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 49 min. 4 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
- Apr 28, 2014, 11:11 PM EDT (03:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2014, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Blount County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Monroe County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 11:15 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Niota, TN | FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED NEAR NIOTA AT EXIT 52 I-75 |
| Apr 28, 11:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Englewood, TN | SEVERAL TREES DOWN. |
| Apr 28, 11:54 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 Sw Madisonville, TN | |
| Apr 29, 12:06 AM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Ese Farragut, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 6:37 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 1019 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 789 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 335 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 375 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.7
- Supercell composite
- 15.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
031
WFUS54 KMRX 290311
TORMRX
TNC009-093-105-107-123-290400-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0007.140429T0311Z-140429T0400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1111 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL MCMINN COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
LOUDON COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
WESTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 1200 AM EDT
* AT 1111 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
OVER ATHENS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KNOXVILLE...MARYVILLE...ATHENS...LENOIR CITY...ALCOA...
SWEETWATER...LOUDON...MADISONVILLE...FARRAGUT...LOUISVILLE...
ENGLEWOOD...VONORE...GREENBACK...FRIENDSVILLE...NIOTA...
PHILADELPHIA...TELLICO VILLAGE...HAPPY VALLEY...CITICO BEACH AND
CLOVER HILL.
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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3549 8476 3551 8475 3554 8471 3556 8469
3595 8408 3560 8383 3535 8467
TIME...MOT...LOC 0311Z 238DEG 42KT 3547 8458
$$
DH3 follow-up statements
614
WWUS54 KMRX 290324
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1124 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014
TNC009-093-105-107-123-290400-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140429T0400Z/
MCMINN TN-LOUDON TN-BLOUNT TN-KNOX TN-MONROE TN-
1124 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MCMINN...LOUDON...WESTERN BLOUNT...SOUTHWESTERN KNOX AND
NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 1124 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
SWEETWATER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KNOXVILLE...MARYVILLE...LENOIR CITY...ALCOA...SWEETWATER...LOUDON...
MADISONVILLE...FARRAGUT...LOUISVILLE...VONORE...GREENBACK...
FRIENDSVILLE...NIOTA...PHILADELPHIA...TELLICO VILLAGE...HAPPY
VALLEY...CLOVER HILL...MCGEE CARSON PENINSULA AND FORT LOUDON S.P..
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3548 8457 3552 8462 3555 8460 3559 8465
3595 8408 3560 8383 3546 8453
TIME...MOT...LOC 0324Z 230DEG 42KT 3560 8446
$$
DH393
WWUS54 KMRX 290330
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1130 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014
TNC107-290340-
/O.CAN.KMRX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140429T0400Z/
MCMINN TN-
1130 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MCMINN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3558 8450 3559 8453 3560 8452 3561 8454
3562 8453 3564 8454 3563 8457 3564 8458
3595 8408 3560 8383 3548 8445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0330Z 232DEG 37KT 3562 8443
$$
TNC009-093-105-123-290400-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140429T0400Z/
LOUDON TN-BLOUNT TN-KNOX TN-MONROE TN-
1130 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM EDT FOR
LOUDON...WESTERN BLOUNT...SOUTHWESTERN KNOX AND NORTHWESTERN MONROE
COUNTIES...
AT 1130 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
SWEETWATER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KNOXVILLE...MARYVILLE...LENOIR CITY...ALCOA...SWEETWATER...LOUDON...
MADISONVILLE...FARRAGUT...LOUISVILLE...VONORE...GREENBACK...
FRIENDSVILLE...PHILADELPHIA...TELLICO VILLAGE...HAPPY VALLEY...CLOVER
HILL...MCGEE CARSON PENINSULA AND FORT LOUDON S.P..
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3558 8450 3559 8453 3560 8452 3561 8454
3562 8453 3564 8454 3563 8457 3564 8458
3595 8408 3560 8383 3548 8445
TIME...MOT...LOC 0330Z 232DEG 37KT 3562 8443
$$
DH832
WWUS54 KMRX 290340
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1140 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014
TNC009-093-105-123-290400-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140429T0400Z/
LOUDON TN-BLOUNT TN-KNOX TN-MONROE TN-
1140 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM EDT FOR
LOUDON...NORTHWESTERN BLOUNT...SOUTHWESTERN KNOX AND NORTHWESTERN
MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 1140 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
LOUDON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KNOXVILLE...MARYVILLE...LENOIR CITY...ALCOA...SWEETWATER...LOUDON...
FARRAGUT...LOUISVILLE...GREENBACK...FRIENDSVILLE...PHILADELPHIA...
TELLICO VILLAGE AND CLOVER HILL.
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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3559 8446 3562 8448 3562 8449 3563 8449
3564 8450 3565 8450 3567 8451 3568 8452
3595 8408 3571 8391 3560 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 238DEG 42KT 3569 8430
$$
DHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 9:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Marion, Sequatchie | 35 min |
| Apr 28, 9:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, Marion | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 9:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Rhea | 53 min |
| Apr 28, 10:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe and 2 more | 56 min |
| Apr 28, 10:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Rhea | 24 min |
| Apr 28, 10:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Campbell, Morgan, Scott | 56 min |
| Apr 28, 11:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley | 40 min |
| Apr 28, 11:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | McMinn, Monroe | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 11:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | McMinn, Monroe | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 11:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Knox, Loudon, Sevier | 54 min |
| Apr 29, 12:11 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Loudon, Monroe | 34 min |
| Apr 29, 1:14 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Knox, Loudon | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 1:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Loudon, Monroe | 35 min |
| Apr 29, 1:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 1:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hancock, Hawkins | 48 min |
| Apr 29, 4:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Bradley, McMinn, Polk | 51 min |
| Apr 29, 10:47 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MRX | Cocke, Jefferson | 62 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Carter, Johnson, Sullivan | 38 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.