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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this tornado warning at Nov 30, 2016, 1:20 AM EST for McMinn County, Monroe County, Tennessee. It was in force for 25 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, 1:20 AM EST (06:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2016, 1:45 AM EST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties McMinn County, TN, Monroe County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:21 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, 1:21 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 | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Athens, TN | DAMAGE AND INJURIES REPORTED IN DEERFIELD ESTATES. NO FURTHER DETAILS AVAILABLE AT THIS POINT. |
| Nov 30, 1:30 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Athens, TN | SEVERAL HOMES DESTROYED IN DEERFIELD ESTATES. INJURIES REPORTED...BUT NO FURTHER DETAILS AT THIS POINT. |
| 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. |
| Nov 30, 1:42 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Niota, TN | TREES UPROOTED AND HOLE IN ROOF OF RESIDENCE. |
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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 208 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.
652
WFUS54 KMRX 300620
TORMRX
TNC107-123-300645-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0007.161130T0620Z-161130T0645Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
120 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN MCMINN COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 145 AM EST
* AT 120 AM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ATHENS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...
MADISONVILLE AROUND 135 AM EST.
SWEETWATER AROUND 140 AM EST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
NIOTA...ENGLEWOOD AND VONORE.
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 3548 8468 3565 8440 3564 8440 3565 8436
3567 8435 3566 8433 3567 8432 3566 8432
3566 8430 3565 8430 3564 8429 3550 8418
3535 8458
TIME...MOT...LOC 0620Z 238DEG 50KT 3541 8465
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
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, 1:36 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.