Flood, Washington
- When
- June 22, 2:30 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Johnson City
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.293, -82.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Tennessee, June 22, 2001
Three quarters to as much as two inches of rain fell from a nearly stationary thunderstorm. A 20x30 foot section of roof at American Water Heater collapsed due to the rain.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
Three quarters to as much as two inches of rain fell from a nearly stationary thunderstorm. A 20x30 foot section of roof at American Water Heater collapsed due to the rain. Many streets were under several inches of water. The creek that flows through Kiwanis Park overflowed its banks and flooded the park. There was an inch of water in Morrell Music Store on West Market Street. Several other buildings on Market Street had water in them also.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 22, 2:15 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 2:15 PM EST, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 315 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001 FORECAST PROBLEM WITH PRECIPITATION EARLY TONIGHT. FRONTAL POSITION DIFFICULT TO FIND AS LOW LEVELS CURRENTLY MIXED AROUND BY RECENT CONVECTION. AS IS OFTEN THE CASE THE WIND SHIFT IS LEAP FROGGING E TN VALLEY WHILE PRESSURE FALLS ARE OCCURRING EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. FRONTAL ZONE AND TROUGHING ALOFT TILTS BACK TO THE WEST TO AXIS OF TROUGH AROUND W TN. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT BRINGING IN GOOD LAYER DRYING ESPECIALLY SW PART. AM CONCERNED ABOUT WESTWARD SLOPE OF TROUGHING AND WITH THE BACKING MID LEVEL WINDS. HOWEVER ISENTROPIC SURFACES DO NOT SHOW MUCH UPGLIDE. ALSO DECENT POT VORT AND LAPSE RATES MOVE OVER AREA TONIGHT. BUT SO FAR THESE FEATURES HAVE NOT BEEN STRONG ENOUGH TO LIFT UP SHOWERS TO OUR WEST SO WILL DISREGARD FOR NOW. SO FOR TONIGHT...WILL GO WITH FAIRLY LOW ON THE POPS (CLOSER TO NGM). AND WILL USE EVENING GROUP TO DEAL WITH CURRENT CONVECTION. THE TROUGH AXIS MOVES OVER MRX CWA TOMORROW. THERE IS SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND LAPSE RATES TO SUPPORT LOW CHC/SLGT POPS NE PART MAINLY OVER ELEVATED AREAS. OTHERWISE REMAINDER OF SHORT TERM SHOWS DRY CONDITIONS WITH THICKNESS FALLS RESULTING IN TEMPS A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. CHA BA 060/081 059/082 060 17211 TYS BA 060/078 057/080 058 17311 TRI BA 060/076 055/078 056 17721 OQT BA 060/078 057/080 058 17311= .MRX... NC...NONE. TN.&..NONE. VA...NONE. SON
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 22, 9:23 AM EST, 5 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN, TN
1023 AM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0810 PM COUNTYWIDE TN WIND DAMAGE
06/21/01 MORGAN NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED
DOWN COUNTYWIDE. REPORTED
BY COUNTY HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT AND POWER
COMPANY.
FERRELLLocal storm report, Jun 22, 9:35 AM EST, 4 hours 55 minutes before
SUMMARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN, TN
1035 AM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001
...SUMMARY OF EVENT ON 06/21/01...
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0640 PM 1 W HUNTSVILLE TN WIND DAMAGE
06/21/01 SCOTT TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
SPOTTER.
0800 PM ROBBINS TN WIND DAMAGE
06/21/01 SCOTT TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY
DISPATCH.
0810 PM COUNTYWIDE TN WIND DAMAGE
06/21/01 MORGAN NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED
DOWN COUNTYWIDE. REPORTED
BY COUNTY HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT AND POWER
T COMPANY.
FERRELLSpecial weather statement, Jun 22, 10:58 AM EST, 3 hours 32 minutes before
NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005- 006-008-222300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1158 AM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001 ...SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...EAST TENNESSEE...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER. A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE HAIL UP TO DIME TO QUARTER SIZE. SOME LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINS CAN BE EXPECTED... POSSIBLY UP TO 2 INCHES OR MORE...LEADING TO MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS...AHEAD OF A SLOW EASTWARD MOVING COLD FRONT...WILL KEEP CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOVEMENT WILL BE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 35 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DIMINISH FROM THE WEST EARLY TONIGHT...AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH PARTS OF THE REGION. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS TODAY. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY INTO THE EVENING HOURS. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS...OR WARNINGS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. GH
Local storm report, Jun 22, 12:59 PM EST, 1 hour 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN, TN
159 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1235 PM PITTMAN CENTER TN 1.00 INCH HAIL
06/22/01 SEVIER QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED FOR A DURATION OF
15 MINUTES BETWEEN 1235 PM
AND 1250 PM EDT. REPORTED
BY FIRE DEPARTMENT.
1240 PM 1 SE PITTMAN CENTER TN WIND DAMAGE
06/22/01 SEVIER ONE TREE DOWNED ACROSS
HIGHWAY 321. REPORTED BY
FORE DEPARTMENT.
FERRELLThe radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in California, June 22 to 30, 2001
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, June 22 to 23, 2001
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, June 22 to 23, 2001
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, June 22, 2001
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Maryland, June 22 to 23, 2001
- Flood and Hail in Georgia, June 22, 2001
- Flash Flood in Maryland, June 22, 2001
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, June 22 to 23, 2001
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 22, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 22, 2001
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, June 22, 2001
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in New York, June 22, 2001
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, June 2001
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5251973.