Alert archive / Tennessee / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this tornado warning at Nov 30, 2016, 12:54 AM EST for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 36 min. 6 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 30, 2016, 12:54 AM EST (05:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2016, 1:30 AM EST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Bradley County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:56 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 30, 1:00 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Cleveland, TN | DOORS BLOWN OFF CHURCH BUILDING AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Nov 30, 1:20 AM EST | TORNADO | 4 Ssw Athens, TN | *** 20 INJ *** THE TORNADO DEVELOPED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 700 AND 705 WHERE THERE WAS SOME MINOR TREE DAMAGE OBSERVED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO THE NORTHEAST WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRING ALONG OLD ATHENS MADISONVILLE RD. WHERE CAT |
| Nov 30, 1:20 AM EST | TORNADO | 4 Ssw Athens, TN | *** 20 INJ *** THE TORNADO DEVELOPED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTYROAD 700 AND 705 WHERE THERE WAS SOME MINOR TREE DAMAGE OBSERVED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO THE NORTHEAST WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRING ALONG OLD ATHENS MADISONVILLE RD. WHERE CATA |
| Nov 30, 1:21 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Athens, TN | AT STATE ROAD 30 AND 39 INTERSECTION IN ATHENS ROOF BLOWN OFF BUILDING. TREES DOWN, STRUCTURES DAMAGED AND ROADS BLOCKED SOUTH OF ATHENS. |
| Nov 30, 1:30 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Athens, TN | REPORT RELAYED FROM AMATEUR RADIO AND DISPATCH. THERE IS DAMAGE EXTENDING ALONG A LINE FROM COUNTY ROAD 700, ACROSS ATHENS, AND CONTINUING UP HWY 307. MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AND DAMAGE TO HOUSES. |
| Nov 30, 1:30 AM EST | TORNADO | 2 N Athens, TN | REPORT RELAYED FROM AMATEUR RADIO AND DISPATCH. THERE IS DAMAGE EXTENDING ALONG A LINE FROM COUNTY ROAD 700, ACROSS ATHENS, AND CONTINUING UP HWY 307. MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AND DAMAGE TO HOUSES. |
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, 11:11 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 188 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.
924
WFUS54 KMRX 300554
TORMRX
TNC011-065-107-121-300630-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0006.161130T0554Z-161130T0630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1254 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BRADLEY COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTERN MCMINN COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTERN MEIGS COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
EAST CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 130 AM EST
* AT 1254 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKESITE...OR 9 MILES WEST OF CLEVELAND...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
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...
CLEVELAND AROUND 105 AM EST.
CHARLESTON AROUND 115 AM EST.
ATHENS AND ETOWAH AROUND 130 AM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HOPEWELL...RICEVILLE...CALHOUN...DENTVILLE...BIG SPRING...
BIRCHWOOD...HILLSVIEW AND CLEAR WATER.
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 3531 8508 3556 8466 3532 8447 3527 8463
3527 8467 3525 8468 3516 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 0554Z 240DEG 44KT 3522 8503
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
DGS3 follow-up statements
014
WWUS54 KMRX 300601
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
101 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
TNC011-065-107-121-300630-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161130T0630Z/
BRADLEY TN-MCMINN TN-MEIGS TN-HAMILTON TN-
101 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EST FOR NORTHERN
BRADLEY...SOUTHWESTERN MCMINN...SOUTHWESTERN MEIGS AND EAST CENTRAL
HAMILTON COUNTIES...
AT 100 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLEVELAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CHARLESTON AROUND 110 AM EST.
ATHENS AND ETOWAH AROUND 130 AM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HOPEWELL...RICEVILLE...CALHOUN...DENTVILLE...BIG SPRING...
BIRCHWOOD...HILLSVIEW AND CLEAR WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3531 8508 3556 8466 3532 8447 3527 8463
3527 8467 3525 8468 3516 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 0600Z 238DEG 45KT 3527 8494
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
DGS385
WWUS54 KMRX 300614
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
114 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
TNC011-065-121-300622-
/O.CAN.KMRX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161130T0630Z/
BRADLEY TN-MEIGS TN-HAMILTON TN-
114 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN BRADLEY...SOUTHWESTERN MEIGS AND
EAST CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTIES 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 FOR EASTERN
TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3525 8470 3526 8471 3525 8473 3527 8475
3528 8472 3529 8472 3529 8475 3536 8486
3543 8482 3551 8475 3556 8466 3532 8447
3527 8463 3527 8467 3525 8468 3524 8471
TIME...MOT...LOC 0612Z 238DEG 45KT 3535 8478
$$
TNC107-300630-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161130T0630Z/
MCMINN TN-
114 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MCMINN COUNTY...
AT 112 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CHARLESTON...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF DECATUR...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. AT 1240 AM EST, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE
WAS REPORTED HAMILTON COUNTY.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ATHENS AND ETOWAH AROUND 130 AM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
RICEVILLE...HILLSVIEW...CALHOUN...DENTVILLE AND CLEAR WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3525 8470 3526 8471 3525 8473 3527 8475
3528 8472 3529 8472 3529 8475 3536 8486
3543 8482 3551 8475 3556 8466 3532 8447
3527 8463 3527 8467 3525 8468 3524 8471
TIME...MOT...LOC 0612Z 238DEG 45KT 3535 8478
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
DGS436
WWUS54 KMRX 300628
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
128 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
TNC107-300638-
/O.EXP.KMRX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161130T0630Z/
MCMINN TN-
128 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MCMINN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
130 AM EST...
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 FOR EASTERN
TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3525 8470 3526 8471 3525 8473 3527 8475
3528 8472 3529 8472 3529 8475 3536 8486
3543 8482 3551 8475 3556 8466 3532 8447
3527 8463 3527 8467 3525 8468 3524 8471
TIME...MOT...LOC 0628Z 240DEG 44KT 3544 8458
$$
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, 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, 2:44 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount, Loudon | 20 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.