Alert archive / Tennessee / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 12, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this tornado warning at Nov 30, 2016, 2:44 AM EST for Blount County, Loudon County, Tennessee. It was in force for 20 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2016, 2:44 AM EST (07:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2016, 3:04 AM EST
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Blount County, TN, Loudon County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:45 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 249 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1648 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 90 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 321 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 354 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
000
WFUS54 KMRX 300744
TORMRX
TNC009-105-300815-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0012.161130T0744Z-161130T0815Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
244 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN LOUDON COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 315 AM EST
* AT 244 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOUISVILLE...OR 9 MILES
WEST OF MARYVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.
TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LOUISVILLE AROUND 255 AM EST.
MARYVILLE...ROCKFORD AND EAGLETON VILLAGE AROUND 300 AM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
WILDWOOD...WALLAND...GREENBACK...CLOVER HILL...FRIENDSVILLE AND
SEYMOUR.
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 YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3563 8421 3576 8425 3586 8391 3585 8391
3584 8385 3588 8381 3588 8379 3586 8378
3585 8377 3577 8373 3575 8373 3575 8372
3571 8370 3571 8371
TIME...MOT...LOC 0744Z 247DEG 39KT 3571 8413
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
DGS2 follow-up statements
599
WWUS54 KMRX 300759
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
259 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
TNC105-300808-
/O.CAN.KMRX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-161130T0815Z/
LOUDON TN-
259 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOUDON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3570 8400 3582 8403 3586 8391 3585 8391
3584 8385 3588 8381 3588 8379 3586 8378
3585 8377 3577 8373 3575 8373 3575 8372
3571 8370 3571 8371
TIME...MOT...LOC 0758Z 246DEG 40KT 3578 8394
$$
TNC009-300815-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-161130T0815Z/
BLOUNT TN-
259 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY...
AT 258 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER EAGLETON VILLAGE...OR OVER ALCOA...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
WILDWOOD...WALLAND AND SEYMOUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3570 8400 3582 8403 3586 8391 3585 8391
3584 8385 3588 8381 3588 8379 3586 8378
3585 8377 3577 8373 3575 8373 3575 8372
3571 8370 3571 8371
TIME...MOT...LOC 0758Z 246DEG 40KT 3578 8394
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DGS927
WWUS54 KMRX 300804
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
304 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
TNC009-300814-
/O.CAN.KMRX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-161130T0815Z/
BLOUNT TN-
304 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3570 8400 3582 8403 3586 8391 3585 8391
3584 8385 3588 8381 3588 8379 3586 8378
3585 8377 3577 8373 3575 8373 3575 8372
3571 8370 3571 8371
TIME...MOT...LOC 0803Z 247DEG 39KT 3581 8387
$$
DGSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 11:14 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Marion | 31 min |
| Nov 29, 11:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Sequatchie | 23 min |
| Nov 29, 11:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Marion, Sequatchie | 48 min |
| Nov 29, 11:58 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie | 47 min |
| Nov 30, 12:09 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamilton, Marion | 36 min |
| Nov 30, 12:11 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bledsoe, Marion, Sequatchie | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 12:23 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Rhea | 24 min |
| Nov 30, 12:26 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Marion, Sequatchie | 34 min |
| Nov 30, 12:34 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton | 26 min |
| Nov 30, 12:54 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs | 36 min |
| Nov 30, 1:14 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Morgan, Scott | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 1:20 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | McMinn, Monroe | 25 min |
| Nov 30, 1:36 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | McMinn, Meigs | 24 min |
| Nov 30, 1:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamilton | 34 min |
| Nov 30, 1:43 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Loudon, Monroe | 32 min |
| Nov 30, 1:54 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Loudon, Monroe | 36 min |
| Nov 30, 2:00 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, Polk | 30 min |
| Nov 30, 2:07 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Loudon, McMinn, Monroe | 23 min |
| Nov 30, 2:18 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Sevier | 27 min |
| Nov 30, 2:29 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bradley, McMinn, Monroe, Polk | 31 min |
| Nov 30, 2:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier | 34 min |
| Nov 30, 3:03 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Knox | 27 min |
| Nov 30, 3:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Marion, Sequatchie | 32 min |
| Nov 30, 3:24 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Morgan | 10 min |
| Nov 30, 3:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Hamilton, Marion, Meigs, Rhea, Sequatchie | 34 min |
| Nov 30, 4:12 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Bradley, Hamilton, Loudon, McMinn, Marion and 5 more | 33 min |
| Nov 30, 4:16 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Roane, Scott and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 4:19 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Knox, Loudon, Roane | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 4:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Johnson, Sullivan, Washington | 39 min |
| Nov 30, 4:42 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk and 1 more | 33 min |
| Nov 30, 4:51 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Washington | 39 min |
| Nov 30, 4:53 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie | 37 min |
| Nov 30, 4:53 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Blount, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe and 1 more | 52 min |
| Nov 30, 5:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Bradley, McMinn, Monroe, Polk | 31 min |
| Nov 30, 5:25 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Morgan | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 5:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Monroe and 1 more | 48 min |
| Nov 30, 5:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe and 1 more | 30 min |
| Nov 30, 5:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Union | 52 min |
| Nov 30, 5:46 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe and 2 more | 44 min |
| Nov 30, 5:51 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 5:51 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Claiborne, Hancock | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 5:54 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, Marion | 36 min |
| Nov 30, 6:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington | 46 min |
| Nov 30, 6:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Blount, Monroe, Sevier | 51 min |
| Nov 30, 6:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs, Rhea | 35 min |
| Nov 30, 6:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Carter, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington | 58 min |
| Nov 30, 7:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cocke, Sevier | 46 min |
| Nov 30, 7:46 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton | 44 min |
| Nov 30, 7:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Loudon | 43 min |
| Nov 30, 7:50 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Blount, Loudon, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 8:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Bradley, McMinn, Monroe, Polk | 42 min |
| Nov 30, 8:26 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 8:39 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Loudon, McMinn, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 9:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Blount, Monroe, Polk, Sevier | 59 min |
| Nov 30, 9:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cocke, Sevier | 64 min |
| Nov 30, 10:15 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 10:18 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Sullivan | 27 min |
| Nov 30, 11:26 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Monroe, Polk | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 12:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Polk | 40 min |
| Nov 30, 1:26 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Sevier | 109 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.