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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Morristown, TN

April 7, 2006Lee County, Virginia; Hancock County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 7, 2006, 6:39 PM EDT for Lee County, Virginia; Hancock County, Tennessee. It was in force for 66 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: Apr 7, 2006, 6:39 PM EDT (22:39 UTC)
Expired: Apr 7, 2006, 7:45 PM EDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Morristown, TN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Hancock County, TN, Lee County, VA

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 7, 7:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Sneedville, TN	TWO LARGE PINE TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADS NEAR SNEEDVILLE. REPORTED BY TN DOT.

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

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 7, 3:08 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 293 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2270 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 282 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 415 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KMRX 072239
TORMRX
TNC067-VAC105-072345-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0006.060407T2239Z-060407T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
639 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  HANCOCK COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SNEEDVILLE
  LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF JONESVILLE

* UNTIL 745 PM EDT

* AT 637 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 23 MILES WEST OF
  SNEEDVILLE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLESBORO...MOVING
  EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  SNEEDVILLE BY 715 PM EDT
  7 MILES SOUTH OF JONESVILLE BY 730 PM EDT

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR A STORM
SHELTER. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF
NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
STRUCTURE IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY...ROOM OR CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR
PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3676 8282 3674 8282 3668 8295 3660 8298
      3659 8284 3655 8294 3658 8300 3649 8314
      3650 8337 3661 8346 3661 8367 3667 8353

$$

GH

4 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KMRX 072258
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
657 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2006

TNC067-VAC105-072345-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060407T2345Z/
HANCOCK TN-LEE VA-
657 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR LEE AND
HANCOCK COUNTIES...

AT 654 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EWING...OR ABOUT
11 MILES NORTHWEST OF SNEEDVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  7 MILES NORTH OF SNEEDVILLE BY 705 PM EDT
  JONESVILLE AND 8 MILES NORTH OF KYLES FORD BY 715 PM EDT
  PATTONSVILLE BY 725 PM EDT

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3676 8282 3674 8282 3668 8295 3660 8298
      3659 8284 3655 8294 3658 8300 3649 8314
      3650 8337 3661 8346 3661 8367 3667 8353

$$

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000 
WWUS54 KMRX 072312
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
712 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2006

TNC067-VAC105-072345-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060407T2345Z/
HANCOCK TN-LEE VA-
712 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR LEE AND
HANCOCK COUNTIES...

AT 711 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF
SNEEDVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  6 MILES NORTH OF KYLES FORD BY 720 PM EDT
  PATTONSVILLE BY 730 PM EDT

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3676 8282 3674 8282 3668 8295 3660 8298
      3659 8284 3655 8294 3658 8300 3649 8314
      3650 8337 3661 8346 3661 8367 3667 8353

$$

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000 
WWUS54 KMRX 072322
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
722 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2006

TNC067-072332-
/O.CAN.KMRX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060407T2345Z/
HANCOCK TN-
722 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR HANCOCK COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE COUNTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3676 8282 3674 8282 3668 8295 3660 8298
      3661 8303 3660 8311 3660 8316 3660 8327
      3661 8339 3661 8346 3661 8367 3667 8353

$$

VAC105-072345-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060407T2345Z/
LEE VA-
722 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR LEE
COUNTY...

AT 720 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR JONESVILLE...
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PATTONSVILLE BY 730 PM EDT

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3676 8282 3674 8282 3668 8295 3660 8298
      3661 8303 3660 8311 3660 8316 3660 8327
      3661 8339 3661 8346 3661 8367 3667 8353

$$

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000 
WWUS54 KMRX 072337
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
737 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2006

VAC105-072347-
/O.EXP.KMRX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-060407T2345Z/
LEE VA-
737 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR LEE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 745 PM EDT...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3676 8282 3674 8282 3668 8295 3660 8298
      3661 8303 3660 8311 3660 8316 3660 8327
      3661 8339 3661 8346 3661 8367 3667 8353

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Apr 7, 2:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 2:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
200 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2006

.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT)... SEVERE STORM
OUTBREAK IS UNDERWAY THIS AFTN. LARGE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED OVR W
AND MID TN THIS AFTN AND TORNADIC RADAR SIGNITURES HAVE BEEN PRESENT
IS RIGHT MOVING SUPERCELLS. GOOD SUNSHINE AND HEATING HAS OCCURRED
OVER THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND THE EAST TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY. THE
HIGH RISK AREA FOR SEVERE TSTMS HAS BEEN EXPANDED THIS AFTN TO
INCLUDE THE S CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND ALL OF MID TN. MOST OF THE
REMAINDER OF THE MRX CWA IS IN THE MODERATE RISK AREA. THE SVR TSTMS
ARE DEVELOPING ALONG A MID 60S DP GRADIENT. THIS LINES UP WELL WITH
FAVORABLE JET DYNAMICS. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST
TONIGHT...THE FOCUSING OF THE STORMS WILL TRANSLATE ACROSS KY...TN
AND AL AND INTO THE MRX CWA THIS EVENING. THE UPR SUPPORT PERSISTS
OVR NIGHT TO RETRIGGER DEEP CONVECTION WHICH COULD RESULT IN
LOCALIZED FLOODING. THE UPR TROUGH AXIS AND SFC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
E THROUGH THE AREA AROUND MID MORNING WITH SCT SHWRS POSSIBLE INTO
THE AFTN. HIGH PRESSURE AND DRYING BUILD INTO THE AREA THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A SLIGHT THREAT OF FROST ACROSS SW VA AND NE TN
SUNDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES INTO
MONDAY...BRINGING DRY WEATHER ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.  NEXT FRONT
PUSHING IN ON WEDNESDAY AND STALLING.  WILL CARRY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS
FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.  DRY WEATHER SHOULD RETURN BY FRIDAY.
STAYED RELATIVELY CLOSE TO MEX GUIDANCE AND HPC FOR TEMPERATURES.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN             59  65  41  68 / 100  80   0   0
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  58  61  38  64 / 100  90  10   0
OAK RIDGE, TN                       57  60  36  65 / 100  90  10   0
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN              54  58  33  62 / 100 100  10   0

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
TN...NONE.
VA...NONE.
&&

SON/GH

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 5:00 AM EDT, 13 hours 39 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
500 AM EDT FRI APR 7 2006

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005-
006-008-080930-
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-
500 AM EDT (400 AM CDT) FRI APR 7 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWESTERN
VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

...AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
TORNADOES AND FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED MAINLY THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT...

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF THE
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. SUPERCELL STORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXTREMELY LARGE
HAIL AND SOME TORNADOES...WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THESE SUPERCELLS SHOULD INITIALLY OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN
ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN
MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARDS EAST TENNESSEE.

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL GRADUALLY EVOLVE FROM A TORNADO AND
LARGE HAIL THREAT INTO MORE OF A SIGNIFICANT FLOODING EVENT LATER IN
THE EVENING...AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS BEGIN TO CONCENTRATE AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WIDESPREAD TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2
AND 3 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE ENDING SATURDAY
MORNING. THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING SHOULD BE
DIMINISHING BY NOON SATURDAY.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THROUGH
THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED POSSIBLY AS EARLY AS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT MORE LIKELY FOR THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

TG

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 7, 1:05 PM EDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
105 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2006

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005-
006-008-080200-
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-
105 PM EDT (1205 PM CDT) FRI APR 7 2006

...AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
TORNADOES AND FLASH FLOODING IS ON TRACK FOR THIS EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT...

A HIGH RISK AREA HAS BEEN EXTENDED NORTHWARD THROUGH MIDDLE
TENNESSEE INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. A MODERATE
RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER
VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SUPERCELL STORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL AND SOME
TORNADOES...WILL LIKELY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE
SUPERCELLS HAVE BEGUN TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE
THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL PROPAGATE TO THE EAST INTO THE
EVENING HOURS.

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL GRADUALLY EVOLVE FROM A TORNADO AND
LARGE HAIL THREAT INTO A POTENTIAL FLOODING EVENT TONIGHT. THE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO CONCENTRATE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. YOUR AREA COULD BE AFFECTED BY MORE THAN ONE ROUND OF
STORMS...LEADING TO THIS POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. WIDESPREAD TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY SATURDAY
MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. RESIDENTS OF EAST
TENNESSEE...SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION TODAY.
...AND PLAN NOW FOR WHAT ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN IF SEVERE WEATHER
THREATENS YOUR AREA. SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED BY
LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS
FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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Local storm report, Apr 7, 5:44 PM EDT, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
544 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0540 PM     HAIL             ONEIDA                  36.50N 84.51W
04/07/2006  E1.00 INCH       SCOTT              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN ONEIDA. REPORTED BY ONEIDA POLICE
            DEPARTMENT.

&&

FEF/MEP

Local storm report, Apr 7, 5:55 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
555 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0555 PM     HAIL             JELLICO                 36.58N 84.13W
04/07/2006  E1.75 INCH       CAMPBELL           TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN JELLICO. REPORTED BY THE JELLICO
            POLICE DEPARTMENT.

&&

FEF/MEP

Local storm report, Apr 7, 6:21 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
621 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0618 PM     HAIL             CLAIRFIELD              36.55N 83.95W
04/07/2006  E1.00 INCH       CLAIBORNE          TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN CLAIRFIELD. REPORTED BY SHERIFFS
            OFFICE.

&&

FEF/MEP

Local storm report, Apr 7, 6:26 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
626 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0605 PM     HAIL             3 SW JELLICO            36.55N 84.17W
04/07/2006  E1.75 INCH       CAMPBELL           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL COVERING THE GROUND IN NEWCOMB.
            REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER.

&&

FEF/MEP

Local storm report, Apr 7, 6:30 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
630 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0620 PM     HAIL             CLAIRFIELD              36.55N 83.95W
04/07/2006  E1.75 INCH       CLAIBORNE          TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL COVERING THE GROUND IN CLAIRFIELD.
            REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER.

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLAIRFIELD              36.55N 83.95W
04/07/2006                   CLAIBORNE          TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE CLAIRFIELD AREA. REPORTED BY
            STORM SPOTTER.

0620 PM     TSTM WND GST     CLAIRFIELD              36.55N 83.95W
04/07/2006  E70.00 MPH       CLAIBORNE          TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WINDS ESTIMATED GUSTING FROM 60 TO 70 MPH. REPORTED BY
            STORM SPOTTER.

&&

FEF/MEP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 7, 6:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Wise, City of Norton	26 min
Apr 7, 7:31 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Scott	46 min
Apr 7, 5:19 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Scott	41 min
Apr 7, 5:38 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Campbell	42 min
Apr 7, 6:03 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Claiborne	32 min
Apr 7, 7:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Morgan, Roane	44 min
Apr 7, 7:08 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Morgan, Roane	52 min
Apr 7, 7:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MRX	Anderson	46 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Virginia, 2006 Tornado Warnings in Tennessee, 2006 Every tornado warning in 2006 Tornadoes 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.