Alert archive / Tennessee / Tornado Watches in 1998
Tornado Watch 499
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Jun 3, 1998, 3:00 PM EDT for 4 states. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 3, 1998, 3:00 PM EDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 1998, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 61 counties
Bell County, KY, Clay County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Knox County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Letcher County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Perry County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Russell County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY, Madison County, NC, Anderson County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Cannon County, TN, Carter County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Clay County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Cumberland County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Fentress County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Overton County, TN, Pickett County, TN, Putnam County, TN, Roane County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Smith County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Union County, TN, Washington County, TN, White County, TN, Bland County, VA, Buchanan County, VA, City of Bristol, VA, City of Norton, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Lee County, VA, Russell County, VA, Scott County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA
Warnings issued inside it
24 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 13 min |
| Jun 3, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 47 min |
| Jun 3, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise | 17 min |
| Jun 3, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 41 min |
| Jun 3, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Perry | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Letcher | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 51 min |
| Jun 3, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 6:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Wise | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Johnson | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 7:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Scott | 51 min |
| Jun 3, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Sullivan | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 7:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Sullivan | 50 min |
| Jun 3, 7:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Hawkins | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 8:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Carter, Johnson | 63 min |
| Jun 3, 8:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Unicoi, Washington | 63 min |
| Jun 3, 8:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Carter, Johnson | 2 hr |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 11:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Boyle, Breckinridge, Butler and 48 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 2:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Clinton, Cumberland, McCreary, Monroe, Wayne and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 2, 8:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Anson, Bladen, Cabarrus, Catawba, Chatham, Columbus and 24 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 5:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe and 34 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 6:15 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Anson, Bladen, Brunswick, Chatham, Columbus, Craven and 25 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Campbell, Carroll and 24 more | 6 hr |
Nearby
Tornado Watches in Tennessee, 1998Tornado Watches in Kentucky, 1998Tornado Watches in Virginia, 1998Every tornado watch in 1998
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.