Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 170, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 1997, 12:37 AM EDT for Blount County, Tennessee. It was in force for 68 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 14, 1997, 12:37 AM EDT (04:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 1997, 1:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Blount County, TN
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 1:09 AM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Townsend, TN | Several trees downed along and near Route 321 east, just outside of Townsend. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 246 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
- 752 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1059 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 4.5
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 13, 7:58 PM EDT, 4 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 7:58 PM EDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOXVILLE/TRI-CITIES TN 755 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 1997 ACTIVE NIGHT ACROSS THE TN VALLEY. A LINE OF SVR STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WITH ANOTHETR LINE OVER MIDDLE TN. CONTINUE CAT POPS FOR TONIGHT. TRAINING ACROSS SOUTHWEST VA/NE TN WILL CONTINUE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING. OVRALL...CURRENT FCST LOOKS GOOD. DH
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 11:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
TNZ014>018-038>047-070-073-074-140415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOXVILLE/TRI-CITIES TN 1114 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED FOR EAST TENNESSEE..AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM PERDICTION CENTER HAS CANCELLED THE WATCH WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. THE ATMOSPHERE IS STILL UNSTABLE AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS SO STAY TUNED TO LOCAL STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 11:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
TNZ014>018-038>047-070-073-074-140415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOXVILLE/TRI-CITIES TN 1114 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CANCELLED FOR EAST TENNESSEE..AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM PERDICTION CENTER HAS CANCELLED THE WATCH WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. THE ATMOSPHERE IS STILL UNSTABLE AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS SO STAY TUNED TO LOCAL STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Local storm report, Jun 14, 12:22 AM EDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOXVILLE/TRI-CITIES TN
1104 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
530 PM 10 SW LOUDON TN WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 LOUDON SEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN
IN SOUTHWEST PORTION OF
COUNTY. REPORTED BY THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
545 PM 5 N JAMESTOWN TN WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 FENTRESS SEVERAL TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN
PORTION OF COUNTY. REPORTED
BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
555 PM NEAR SUNBRIGHT TN WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 MORGAN SEVERAL TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE
COUNTY. REPORTED BY THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
555 PM COUNTYWIDE TN WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 SCOTT NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN ACROSS THE
COUNTY. REPORTED BY THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
640 PM COUNTYWIDE TN WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 CAMPBELL NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN ACROSS THE
COUNTY. REPORTED BY THE
SHERIFF'S DISPATCH.
640 PM IN ANDERSONVILLE TN WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 ANDERSON SEVERAL TREES DOWN, A FLAG
POLE DOWN AND ESTIMATED 60
MPH WINDS IN ANDERSONVILLE.
REPORTED BY THE SHERIFF'S
DISPATCH.
650 PM IN LAKE CITY TN WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 ANDERSON SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN LAKE
CITY. REPORTED BY THE
SHERIFF'S DISPATCH.
700 PM NEAR SALE CREEK TN WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 HAMILTON SEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN
IN NORTHERN PORTION OF
COUNTY IN AND AROUND SALE
CREEK. REPORTED BY THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
645 PM 5 N TAZEWELL TN WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 CLAIBORNE NUMEROUS TREES DOWN NORTH OF
TAZEWELL. REPORTED BY THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
700 PM COUNTYWIDE VA WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 LEE NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE. REPORTED BY THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
640 PM NEAR PHILADELPHIA TN WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 LOUDON NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
COUNTY NEAR AND WEST OF
PHILADELPHIA. REPORTED BY
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
655 PM IN EAST KNOXVILLE TN 0.75 INCH HAIL
06/13/97 KNOX 3/4 INCH HAIL JUST OFF OF
THE I-640 BY-PASS IN EAST
KNOXVILLE. REPORTED BY
OFF-DUTY NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE EMPLOYEE.
717 PM 7 S MARYVILLE TN WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 BLOUNT NUMEROUS TREES DOWN NEAR AND
ALONG MONTVALE ROAD. HIGH
WATER PROBLEMS ON HIGHWAY
411 SOUTH AND ON OLD NILES
FERRY ROAD.
700 PM COUNTYWIDE TN WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 UNION NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN ACROSS THE
COUNTY. REPORTED BY THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
700 PM NEAR WISE VA WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 WISE ONE TREE REPORTED DOWN NEAR
WISE AND ANOTHER TREE
REPORTED DOWN ON ROUTE 72
NEAR COEBURN AT 730 PM.
REPORTED BY THE SHERIFF'S
OFFICE.
720 PM COUNTYWIDE TN WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 JEFFERSON NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN BETWEEN NEW
MARKET AND TALBOTT. REPORTED
BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
720 PM COUNTYWIDE TN WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 GRAINGER NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN ACROSS THE
COUNTY. REPORTED BY THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
730 PM COUNTYWIDE TN WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 HANCOCK NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS
THE COUNTY. REPORTED BY THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
750 PM 5-10 W SEVIERVILLE TN WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 SEVIER TREES DOWN ON THOMAS CIRCLE
AND IN WESTERN PORTION OF
THE COUNTY. REPORTED BY THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
730 PM NEAR BAKEWELL TN WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 HAMILTON SEVERAL TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE COUNTY. TREES
ALSO REPORTED DOWN IN THE
BACK VALLEY AND BIRCHWOOD
AREAS AT 750 PM.
710 PM COUNTYWIDE TN WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 CLAIBORNE TREES DOWN ALL OVER
HARROGATE BLOCKING HIGHWAY
25E BETWEEN TAZEWELL AND
HARROGATE. ROOFS OFF
TRAILERS IN SOUTHERN PART OF
COUNTY IN THE POWELL VALLEY.
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE.
730 PM COUNTYWIDE TN WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 HAWKINS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE.
730 PM COUNTYWIDE VA WIND DAMAGE
06/13/97 SCOTT TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
ACROSS THE COUNTY.The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 8:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Unicoi | 58 min |
| Jun 13, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Carter, Johnson, Washington | 55 min |
| Jun 13, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | McMinn, Monroe | 42 min |
| Jun 13, 10:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Fentress, Morgan, Scott | 59 min |
| Jun 13, 10:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Rhea | 57 min |
| Jun 13, 11:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | McMinn, Meigs | 67 min |
| Jun 13, 11:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | McMinn | 46 min |
| Jun 14, 12:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Monroe | 66 min |
| Jun 14, 12:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Polk | 59 min |
| Jun 14, 1:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Monroe | 4 hr |
| Jun 14, 5:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Monroe | 4 hr |
| Jun 14, 8:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamilton | 68 min |
| Jun 14, 2:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Scott | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Knox, Loudon, Roane | 68 min |
| Jun 14, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount | 67 min |
| Jun 14, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | McMinn, Monroe | 59 min |
| Jun 14, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Polk | 63 min |
| Jun 14, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cocke, Greene, Hamblen | 64 min |
| Jun 14, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Sevier | 63 min |
| Jun 14, 5:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Sevier | 41 min |
| Jun 14, 6:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Cocke, Greene, Hamblen | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Jefferson, Sevier | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 8:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 58 min |
| Jun 14, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cherokee | 60 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 1997Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1997
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.