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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 132, NWS Morristown, TN

April 26, 2006Russell County, Virginia

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2006, 9:15 PM EDT for Russell County, Virginia. It was in force for 60 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 26, 2006, 9:15 PM EDT (01:15 UTC)
Expired
Apr 26, 2006, 10:15 PM EDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Russell County, VA

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Apr 26, 9:15 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 9:15 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 5:30 AM EDT, 15 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
530 AM EDT WED APR 26 2006

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005-
006-008-261000-
ANDERSON-BLEDSOE-BLOUNT SMOKY MTN-BRADLEY-CAMPBELL-CHEROKEE-
CLAIBORNE-CLAY-COCKE SMOKY MTN-EAST POLK-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-HAMILTON-
HANCOCK-HAWKINS-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-KNOX-LEE-LOUDON-MARION-MCMINN-
MEIGS-MORGAN-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST CARTER-NORTHWEST COCKE-
NORTHWEST GREENE-NORTHWEST MONROE-NW BLOUNT-RHEA-ROANE-RUSSELL-
SCOTT TN-SCOTT VA-SEQUATCHIE-SEVIER SMOKY MTN-SOUTHEAST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-SULLIVAN-UNICOI-UNION-
WASHINGTON TN-WASHINGTON VA-WEST POLK-WISE-
530 AM EDT (430 AM CDT) WED APR 26 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EAST TENNESSEE ALONG WITH AN ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT NEAR THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF TENNESSEE WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS
ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY. SOME
LOCALIZED HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE HOWEVER NO SEVERE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER NETWORK ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

TD

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 26, 4:37 PM EDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
437 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0433 PM     HAIL             KINGSTON                35.87N 84.51W
04/26/2006  E1.75 INCH       ROANE              TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MARBLE TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN KINGSTON. REPORTED BY
            THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR.

&&

FERRELL
Local storm report, Apr 26, 5:13 PM EDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
513 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0458 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 ENE KINGSTON          35.90N 84.43W
04/26/2006                   ROANE              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWNED ONTO A HOME ON OLD UNION ROAD. ALSO
            SOME TREES FELL ONTO AND DESTROYED SOME FENCES AT THE
            SAME RESIDENCE. REPORTED BY SHERIFFS DISPATCH.

&&

FERRELL
Local storm report, Apr 26, 5:57 PM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
557 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0542 PM     HAIL             HALLS                   36.08N 83.93W
04/26/2006  E0.75 INCH       KNOX               TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PENNY SIZED HAIL IN HALLS. REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER.

&&

FERRELL
Local storm report, Apr 26, 6:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
649 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0635 PM     HAIL             8 SW RUTLEDGE           36.19N 83.63W
04/26/2006  E0.75 INCH       GRAINGER           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PENNY SIZE HAIL 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RUTLEDGE AT HWY 11W
            AND OWL HOLE GAP RD. REPORTED BY SPOTTER.

&&

GRC
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 7:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
759 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006

TNZ016-270030-
HAWKINS-
759 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING HAWKINS COUNTY...

AT 754 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SURGOINSVILLE....MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR...MAY OCCUR WITH
THE THUNDERSTORM. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER
ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT
DRIVE THROUGH WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN

MJB
Local storm report, Apr 26, 8:21 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
821 PM EDT WED APR 26 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0720 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BENTON                  35.18N 84.65W
04/26/2006                   POLK               TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGH WINDS TOOK DOWN A POWER POLE AT BENTON. REPORTED BY
            DISPATCH.

0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CONASAUGA               35.00N 84.73W
04/26/2006                   POLK               TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE TREE AND SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN AT CONASAUGA.
            REPORTED BY DISPATCH.

&&

GRC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 8:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXScott49 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.