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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this tornado warning at Nov 29, 2016, 10:58 PM CST for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 47 min. 3 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
- Nov 29, 2016, 10:58 PM CST (04:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 29, 2016, 11:45 PM CST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
Counties Bledsoe County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Marion County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 11:03 PM CST | TORNADO | 4 Nne Whitwell, TN | TORNADO FORMED IN FAR NORTHERN MARION COUNTY...ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM SEQUATCHIE COUNTY. QUICKLY INTENSIFIED TO STRONG EF-2 TORNADO...WITH WINDS OF 130 MPH. DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND ADJACENT CHURCH ROOF HEAVILY DAMAGED. THE STRONG TORNADO |
| Nov 29, 11:10 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Cartwright, TN | TREES DOWN IN THE NEW HOPE COMMUNITY. |
| Nov 29, 11:10 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ne Whitwell, TN | ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE AND WINDOWS BLOWN OUT AT 5071 ALVIN YORK HWY. POWELL CROSSROADS AREA. MINOR DAMAGE TO ANOTHER HOUSE. POWER LINES DOWN. 2 CHICKEN HOUSES DESTROYED. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 10:11 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 154 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.
408
WFUS54 KMRX 300458
TORMRX
TNC007-065-115-153-300545-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0003.161130T0458Z-161130T0545Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1158 PM EST TUE NOV 29 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL SEQUATCHIE COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
SOUTH CENTRAL BLEDSOE COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 1245 AM EST/1145 PM CST/
* AT 1158 PM EST/1058 PM CST/...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WHITWELL...OR 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DUNLAP...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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
DUNLAP AROUND 1110 PM CST.
SODDY-DAISY AROUND 1225 AM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
POWELLS CROSSROADS...MOWBRAY MOUNTAIN...BRAYTON...BIRCHWOOD...NORTH
CHICKAMAUGA CREEK GORGE...GRIFFITH CREEK...SALE CREEK...FLAT TOP
MOUNTAIN...CARTWRIGHT AND LONE OAK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR MARION AND SEQUATCHIE COUNTIES.
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 3516 8549 3530 8559 3553 8513 3549 8514
3547 8512 3546 8514 3545 8511 3544 8511
3543 8510 3544 8506 3540 8502 3538 8503
3537 8502 3538 8500 3534 8497
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 240DEG 38KT 3525 8546
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75
$$
DGS2 follow-up statements
927
WWUS54 KMRX 300505
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1205 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
TNC115-300515-
/O.CAN.KMRX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161130T0545Z/
MARION TN-
1205 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EST/300 AM CST/ FOR
EASTERN TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3522 8540 3526 8544 3527 8549 3531 8556
3553 8513 3549 8514 3547 8512 3546 8514
3545 8511 3543 8510 3543 8505 3540 8502
3538 8503 3537 8502 3538 8500 3534 8497
3519 8539
TIME...MOT...LOC 0505Z 237DEG 38KT 3529 8538
$$
TNC007-065-153-300545-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161130T0545Z/
SEQUATCHIE TN-BLEDSOE TN-HAMILTON TN-
1205 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EST/1145 PM CST/
FOR CENTRAL SEQUATCHIE...SOUTH CENTRAL BLEDSOE AND NORTHEASTERN
HAMILTON COUNTIES...
AT 1205 AM EST/1105 PM CST/...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DUNLAP...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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SODDY-DAISY AROUND 1225 AM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MOWBRAY MOUNTAIN...BRAYTON...BIRCHWOOD...NORTH CHICKAMAUGA CREEK
GORGE...SALE CREEK...FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN...CARTWRIGHT AND LONE OAK.
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 3522 8540 3526 8544 3527 8549 3531 8556
3553 8513 3549 8514 3547 8512 3546 8514
3545 8511 3543 8510 3543 8505 3540 8502
3538 8503 3537 8502 3538 8500 3534 8497
3519 8539
TIME...MOT...LOC 0505Z 237DEG 38KT 3529 8538
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DGS770
WWUS54 KMRX 300536
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1236 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
TNC007-065-153-300546-
/O.EXP.KMRX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161130T0545Z/
SEQUATCHIE TN-BLEDSOE TN-HAMILTON TN-
1236 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL SEQUATCHIE...SOUTH CENTRAL BLEDSOE
AND NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 AM EST/1145 PM
CST/...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN
IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EST/300 AM CST/ FOR
EASTERN TENNESSEE.
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST.
LAT...LON 3522 8540 3526 8544 3527 8549 3531 8556
3553 8513 3549 8514 3547 8512 3546 8514
3545 8511 3543 8510 3543 8505 3540 8502
3538 8503 3537 8502 3538 8500 3534 8497
3519 8539
TIME...MOT...LOC 0536Z 240DEG 38KT 3545 8505
$$
DGSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 10:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Marion | 31 min |
| Nov 29, 10:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Sequatchie | 23 min |
| Nov 29, 10:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Marion, Sequatchie | 48 min |
| Nov 29, 11:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamilton, Marion | 36 min |
| Nov 29, 11:11 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bledsoe, Marion, Sequatchie | 3 hr |
| Nov 29, 11:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Rhea | 24 min |
| Nov 29, 11:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Marion, Sequatchie | 34 min |
| Nov 29, 11:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton | 26 min |
| Nov 29, 11:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs | 36 min |
| Nov 30, 12:14 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Morgan, Scott | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 12:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MRX | McMinn, Monroe | 25 min |
| Nov 30, 12:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | McMinn, Meigs | 24 min |
| Nov 30, 12:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamilton | 34 min |
| Nov 30, 12:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Loudon, Monroe | 32 min |
| Nov 30, 12:54 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Loudon, Monroe | 36 min |
| Nov 30, 1:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, Polk | 30 min |
| Nov 30, 1:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Loudon, McMinn, Monroe | 23 min |
| Nov 30, 1:18 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Sevier | 27 min |
| Nov 30, 1:29 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bradley, McMinn, Monroe, Polk | 31 min |
| Nov 30, 1:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier | 34 min |
| Nov 30, 1:44 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Loudon | 20 min |
| Nov 30, 2:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Knox | 27 min |
| Nov 30, 2:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Marion, Sequatchie | 32 min |
| Nov 30, 2:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Morgan | 10 min |
| Nov 30, 2:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Hamilton, Marion, Meigs, Rhea, Sequatchie | 34 min |
| Nov 30, 3:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Bradley, Hamilton, Loudon, McMinn, Marion and 5 more | 33 min |
| Nov 30, 3:16 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Roane, Scott and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:19 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Knox, Loudon, Roane | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:36 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Johnson, Sullivan, Washington | 39 min |
| Nov 30, 3:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk and 1 more | 33 min |
| Nov 30, 3:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Washington | 39 min |
| Nov 30, 3:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie | 37 min |
| Nov 30, 3:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Blount, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe and 1 more | 52 min |
| Nov 30, 4:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Bradley, McMinn, Monroe, Polk | 31 min |
| Nov 30, 4:25 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Morgan | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 4:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Monroe and 1 more | 48 min |
| Nov 30, 4:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe and 1 more | 30 min |
| Nov 30, 4:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Union | 52 min |
| Nov 30, 4:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe and 2 more | 44 min |
| Nov 30, 4:51 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 4:51 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Claiborne, Hancock | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 4:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, Marion | 36 min |
| Nov 30, 5:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington | 46 min |
| Nov 30, 5:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Blount, Monroe, Sevier | 51 min |
| Nov 30, 5:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs, Rhea | 35 min |
| Nov 30, 5:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Carter, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington | 58 min |
| Nov 30, 6:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cocke, Sevier | 46 min |
| Nov 30, 6:46 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton | 44 min |
| Nov 30, 6:47 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Loudon | 43 min |
| Nov 30, 6:50 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Blount, Loudon, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 7:18 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Bradley, McMinn, Monroe, Polk | 42 min |
| Nov 30, 7:26 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 7:39 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Loudon, McMinn, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 8:01 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Blount, Monroe, Polk, Sevier | 59 min |
| Nov 30, 8:56 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cocke, Sevier | 64 min |
| Nov 30, 9:15 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 9:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Sullivan | 27 min |
| Nov 30, 10:26 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Monroe, Polk | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 11:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Polk | 40 min |
| Nov 30, 12:26 PM CST | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.