Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 13, 2002

Name: Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 13, 2002
Start: 2002-05-13T11:30
End: 2002-05-13T11:30
Location: Tennessee

May 13, 2002 · NWS MRX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Trees reported down in several locations across county.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $15,000
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.

Trees reported down in several locations across county.

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 May 13, 8:15 AM CST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 8:15 AM CST, 3 hours 15 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1015 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2002

LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH OUR EASTERN ZONES WITH BEST
STORMS IN THE NORTH.  NEW WATCH BOX ISSUED TO REPLACE OLD ONE.  WILL
ISSUE UPDATE SHORTLY WITH NEW BOX.  FRONT STILL IN WEST TN...BUT NOT
MUCH CONVECTION DEVELOPING AHEAD OF IT.

.MRX...
NC...WIND ADVISORY FOR MONDAY FOR ZONES NCZ060>061.

TN...WIND ADVISORY FOR MONDAY FOR ZONES TNZ012>018...TNZ035>047...
TNZ067>074...TNZ081>087...TNZ098>102.

VA...WIND ADVISORY FOR MONDAY FOR ZONES VAZ001>002...VAZ005>006...
VAZ008.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 13, 9:07 AM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN, TN
1107 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1015 AM    WALKER MOUNTAIN           VA   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   WASHINGTON                     TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES.
                                          REPORTED BY POWER COMPANY.

GM

Local storm report, May 13, 9:09 AM CST, 2 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN, TN
1109 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1015 AM    WALKER MOUNTAIN           VA   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   WASHINGTON                     TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES.
                                          REPORTED BY POWER COMPANY.

GM

Local storm report, May 13, 9:10 AM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN, TN
1110 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1015 AM    WALKER MOUNTAIN           VA   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   WASHINGTON                     TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES.
                                          REPORTED BY POWER COMPANY.

GM

Local storm report, May 13, 9:11 AM CST, 2 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN, TN
1111 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1015 AM    WALKER MOUNTAIN           VA   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   WASHINGTON                     TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES.
                                          REPORTED BY POWER COMPANY.

GM

Local storm report, May 13, 10:16 AM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN, TN
1216 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1015 AM    WALKER MOUNTAIN           VA   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   WASHINGTON                     TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES.
                                          REPORTED BY POWER COMPANY.

1030 AM    SE SHADY VALLEY           TN   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   JOHNSON                        TREES DOWN ON HWY 421
                                          SOUTHEAST OF SHADY VALLEY.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

MEP

Local storm report, May 13, 10:55 AM CST, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN, TN
1255 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1015 AM    WALKER MOUNTAIN           VA   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   WASHINGTON                     TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES.
                                          REPORTED BY POWER COMPANY.

1030 AM    SE SHADY VALLEY           TN   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   JOHNSON                        TREES DOWN ON HWY 421
                                          SOUTHEAST OF SHADY VALLEY.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

0845 AM    NORTH PART COUNTY         TN   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   KNOX                           TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN
                                          IN NORTH PART OF COUNTY.
                                          REPORTED BY COUNTY HIGHWAY
                                          DEPARTMENT.

0845 AM    MAYNARDVILLE              TN   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   UNION                          TWO LARGE TREES BLOW DOWN
                                          ACROSS HIGHWAY NEAR
                                          MAYNARDVILLE. REPORTED BY
                                          COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.

0925 AM    WEBER CITY                VA   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   SCOTT                          TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 78 7
                                          MILES NE OF WEBER CITY IN
                                          SOUTH PART OF COUNTY.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

0950 AM    BLOUNTVILLE               TN   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   SULLIVAN                       POWER LINES DOWN ON SHADOW
                                          TOWN ROAD. REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

0950 AM    BRISTOL                   VA   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   INDEPENDENT CITY               TREES DOWN IN VARIOUS
                                          PLACES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
                                          REPORTED BY POWER COMPANY.

0845 AM    COUNTY WIDE               TN   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   GRAINGER                       TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.
                                          REPORTED BY DISPATCH.

0915 AM    TREADWAY                  TN   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   HANCOCK                        TREES DOWN VICINITY OF
                                          TREADWAY AND ALSO NEAR
                                          KYLES FORD. REPORTED BY
                                          HIGHWAY DEPT.

0925 AM    ROGERSVILLE               TN   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   HAWKINS                        TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE AND
                                          ALSO POWER LINES DOWN IN
                                          ROGERSVILLE. REPORTED BY
                                          HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

0845 AM    WASHBURN                  TN   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   GRAINGER                       ROOF BLOWN OFF GAS STATION
                                          NEAR DOTSON AND ALSO ONE
                                          TREE DOWN IN VICINITY.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

0725 AM    BIG SOUTH FORK PARK       TN   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   SCOTT                          TREES DOWN ACROSS HWY 297
                                          AND OTHERS AGAINST POWER
                                          LINES IN BIG SOUTH FORK
                                          PARK. REPORTED BY PARK
                                          RANGER.

0840 AM    COUNTY WIDE               TN   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   CLAIBORNE                      TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT.

0800 AM    JACKSBORO                 TN   WIND DAMAGE
05/13/02   CAMPBELL                       FEW TREES DOWN. REPORTED
                                          BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

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The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:30 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sequatchie

When: May 13, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Sequatchie County, Countywide
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.383, -85.417

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Tennessee in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, May 2002

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: 5298013.