Alert archive / Tennessee / Tornado Warnings in 2019

Tornado Warning 2, NWS Morristown, TN

June 20, 2019Hancock County, Hawkins County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 20, 2019, 5:14 PM EDT for Hancock County, Hawkins County, Tennessee. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report 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
Jun 20, 2019, 5:14 PM EDT (21:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2019, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 20, 5:20 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nw Sneedville, TNONE TREE DOWN ON NEWMANS RIDGE ROAD NEAR MULBERRY GAP.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 299 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2019-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 204 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2019-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
204 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
980 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

959 
WFUS54 KMRX 202114
TORMRX
TNC067-073-202145-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0002.190620T2114Z-190620T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
514 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Hawkins County in east Tennessee...
  Northern Hancock County in east Tennessee...

* Until 545 PM EDT.
    
* At 514 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Sneedville, moving east at 30 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...
  Sneedville around 525 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Evanston and Klondike.

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 3660 8320 3655 8296 3639 8309 3654 8335
      3660 8329
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 287DEG 28KT 3655 8327 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

SR
3 follow-up statements
861 
WWUS54 KMRX 202123
SVSMRX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
523 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

TNC067-073-202145-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190620T2145Z/
Hawkins TN-Hancock TN-
523 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN HAWKINS AND NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTIES...
    
At 523 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Sneedville, moving east at 30 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
northwestern Hawkins and northeastern Hancock Counties, including the
following locations... Klondike.

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 3658 8318 3655 8296 3639 8309 3651 8324
      3655 8323
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 287DEG 28KT 3653 8319 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

SR
614 
WWUS54 KMRX 202132
SVSMRX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
532 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

TNC067-202141-
/O.CAN.KMRX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190620T2145Z/
Hancock TN-
532 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK 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 3642 8307 3647 8314 3650 8314 3651 8312
      3652 8311 3652 8310 3654 8307 3654 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 287DEG 28KT 3651 8311 

$$

TNC073-202145-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190620T2145Z/
Hawkins TN-
532 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN HAWKINS COUNTY...
    
At 531 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Sneedville, moving east at 30 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
northwestern Hawkins County.

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 3642 8307 3647 8314 3650 8314 3651 8312
      3652 8311 3652 8310 3654 8307 3654 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 287DEG 28KT 3651 8311 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

SR
576 
WWUS54 KMRX 202140
SVSMRX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
540 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

TNC073-202149-
/O.EXP.KMRX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190620T2145Z/
Hawkins TN-
540 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HAWKINS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
545 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for eastern and 
southeastern Hawkins county until 615 PM EDT.


LAT...LON 3642 8307 3647 8314 3650 8314 3651 8312
      3652 8311 3652 8310 3654 8307 3654 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 287DEG 28KT 3649 8305 

$$

SR

The office that day

Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 10:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXScott55 min
Jun 19, 11:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBledsoe58 min
Jun 19, 11:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXMorgan, Scott41 min
Jun 19, 11:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXSequatchie45 min
Jun 19, 11:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMeigs, Rhea, Roane39 min
Jun 19, 11:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXAnderson, Loudon, Roane24 min
Jun 19, 11:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXAnderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott, Union66 min
Jun 20, 12:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXLoudon47 min
Jun 20, 12:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXAnderson, Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Union56 min
Jun 20, 12:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMonroe48 min
Jun 20, 12:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBlount, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier51 min
Jun 20, 1:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXGrainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson48 min
Jun 20, 1:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHawkins, Sullivan, Washington43 min
Jun 20, 1:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCocke, Greene, Hamblen40 min
Jun 20, 5:05 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBledsoe, Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie55 min
Jun 20, 5:07 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXScott3 hr
Jun 20, 5:57 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBledsoe, Bradley, Hamilton, Marion, Meigs, Rhea and 1 more63 min
Jun 20, 6:31 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBradley, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk and 2 more59 min
Jun 20, 6:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXGreene, Hamblen58 min
Jun 20, 7:07 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXGrainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Union113 min
Jun 20, 7:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBlount, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Sevier44 min
Jun 20, 7:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBlount, Jefferson, Knox, Monroe, Sevier64 min
Jun 20, 8:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXGrainger, Hamblen, Union45 min
Jun 20, 8:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCarter, Johnson, Sullivan, Washington58 min
Jun 20, 8:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXGreene, Hancock, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington67 min
Jun 20, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXAnderson45 min
Jun 20, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXKnox46 min
Jun 20, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHancock43 min
Jun 20, 5:19 PM EDTTornado WarningMRXKnox26 min
Jun 20, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBlount, Loudon51 min
Jun 20, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXWashington47 min
Jun 20, 5:34 PM EDTTornado WarningMRXGreene, Hawkins16 min
Jun 20, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCarter, Greene, Unicoi, Washington49 min
Jun 20, 5:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXJefferson, Knox, Sevier46 min
Jun 20, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBlount31 min
Jun 20, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMeigs, Rhea65 min
Jun 20, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCocke46 min
Jun 20, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMcMinn, Meigs61 min
Jun 20, 7:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXWashington39 min
Jun 20, 7:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXMcMinn46 min
Jun 20, 7:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXPolk64 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Tennessee, 2019Every tornado warning in 2019Tornadoes in 2019

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.