Alert archive / Tennessee / Mesoscale Discussions in 2014
Mesoscale Discussion 456
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 28, 2014, 4:12 PM EDT for 5 states. It was in force for 63 min.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2014, 4:12 PM EDT (20:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2014, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 43 counties
Harlan County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Pike County, KY, Ashe County, NC, Avery County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Madison County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Swain County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Yancey County, NC, Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Union County, TN, Washington County, TN, Buchanan County, VA, City of Bristol, VA, City of Norton, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Lee County, VA, Russell County, VA, Scott County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA, McDowell County, WV
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watches that followed
Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 8:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 91 min |
| Apr 27, 8:53 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 12:41 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 5 more | 94 min |
| Apr 28, 5:30 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bourbon and 61 more | 90 min |
| Apr 28, 7:57 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calloway, Christian, Logan, Simpson, Todd, Trigg | 2 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clinton, McCreary, Wayne | 55 min |
| Apr 28, 2:33 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bell, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Knox and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Ballard, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt and 43 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 28, 7:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Graves, Henderson and 9 more | 95 min |
| Apr 28, 2:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anson, Bladen, Brunswick, Cabarrus, Catawba, Chatham and 34 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 28, 6:37 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Cherokee, Clay | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:43 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 15 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bedford, Giles, Hardin, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln and 5 more | 115 min |
| Apr 28, 1:39 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bedford, Chester, Coffee, Decatur, Franklin, Giles and 13 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Giles, Hardin, Lawrence, Lincoln, Wayne | 66 min |
| Apr 28, 6:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bradley, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Hamilton and 8 more | 83 min |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Tennessee, 2014Mesoscale Discussions in Virginia, 2014Mesoscale Discussions in North Carolina, 2014Every mesoscale discussion in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.