Take cover and stay safe if any of you Vols are out there...

TORNADO WARNING
TNC019-091-163-171-179-272300-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0018.140727T2203Z-140727T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
603 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN UNICOI COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
CARTER COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
WESTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT

* AT 603 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO OVER
OAK GROVE...OR NEAR JOHNSON CITY. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JOHNSON CITY...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL TN...ELIZABETHTON...
JONESBOROUGH...MIDWAY...OAK GROVE...SPURGEON...CENTRAL...HAMPTON...
PINE CREST...GRAY...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...UNICOI...BLUFF CITY...
WATAUGA...LIMESTONE COVE...MORRIL`S CAVE...MILLIGAN COLLEGE AND
ROAN MOUNTAIN.

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Posted by HamzooReb

Utah

Member since Mar 2013

11981 posts

Posted on 7/27/14 at 5:14 pm to NorthEndZone

Just looked at the radar, and that cell doesn't look too pretty

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Posted by Stacked

Member since Apr 2012

5675 posts

Posted on 7/27/14 at 5:23 pm to HamzooReb

Here's where I say I hope it doesn't hit my ex-wife.

Here's where I say that.

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Posted by diddydirtyAubie

Bozeman

Member since Dec 2010

39829 posts

Posted on 7/27/14 at 6:16 pm to NorthEndZone

And the tornado is headed west from the Cumberland Gap...

This post was edited on 7/27/14 at 6:17 pm

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Posted by BluegrassBelle

RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019

Member since Nov 2010

98815 posts

Posted on 7/27/14 at 6:42 pm to NorthEndZone

We've been dealing with stuff since last night with that front coming through. Left about 10,000 here without power and some minimal damage.

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Posted by InVolNerable

Member since Jan 2012

10203 posts

Posted on 7/27/14 at 7:32 pm to BluegrassBelle

This shite is coming right for me. So is the next line. God dammit.

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Posted by BowlJackson

Birmingham, AL

Member since Sep 2013

52881 posts

Posted on 7/27/14 at 8:38 pm to diddydirtyAubie

Oh shite I just drove through Bristol and Johnson City about 1pm EST on my back from VA.

quote:
And the tornado is headed west from the Cumberland Gap...

And yes, I did play Wagon Wheel when we went through Johnson City. (OCMS, frick Darius Rucker

)

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Posted by tennessee391

Member since Dec 2008

4885 posts

Posted on 7/27/14 at 8:59 pm to NorthEndZone

Hit about 10 minutes from my parents house and about 100 feet from my buddy's house. Scary shite.

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Posted by Prof

Member since Jun 2013

42604 posts

Posted on 7/28/14 at 2:31 pm to tennessee391

Checking in to say I'm ok. We had tornadoes all around us last night though I'm farther South - close to Knoxville.

Several counties near me lost homes, stores, and even Knox had some damage. NWS is sending agents to my county (probably one of the areas that bordered where the big tornadoes hit).

Anyone else who lives in E. TN check-in. Things got bad and reports are just now coming out for the smaller places.

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Posted by InVolNerable

Member since Jan 2012

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Posted on 7/28/14 at 2:56 pm to Prof

Knox County got clipped by the tornado, but mainly just got hit with heavy rain and some hail.

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Posted by GoBigOrange86

Meine sich're Zuflucht

Member since Jun 2008

14486 posts

Posted on 7/28/14 at 3:13 pm to Prof

My folks are in West Knoxville and didn't get hit as far as I could tell. They said they heard some thunder but nothing else. However, my older brother was driving back to Johnson City in it and that was apparently unpleasant, but he made it okay.

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Posted by Prof

Member since Jun 2013

42604 posts

Posted on 7/28/14 at 4:06 pm to GoBigOrange86

I know we're known for weather that changes in an instant but I've never seen anything like yesterday/last night. Storms would come and disappear like crazy. Apparently Claiborne and Campbell Co. both got hit with tornadoes - the one in Claiborne took out their Sheriff's home and took out a grocery store among other things. And near the Knox/Union Co line got some activity.

Hope everyone stays well. According to the news, KUB is working on restoring power everywhere and says a lot of people are without power.

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