Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 6, 2004

Name: Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 6, 2004
Start: 2004-07-06T16:20
End: 2004-07-06T16:20
Location: Tennessee

July 6, 2004 · NWS MRX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A few trees were reported down in the Tellico Plains area.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $6,000
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.

A few trees were reported down in the Tellico Plains area.

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 Jul 6, 2:03 PM EST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 2:03 PM EST, 2 hours 17 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
300 PM EDT TUE JUL  6 2004

CORRECTED TO COMPLETE SHORT TERM

.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...BEST INSTABILITY THIS
EVENING OVR MID TN AND UP CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. OLD MVC MOVING INTO
THAT AREA FM SW. STORM MOTIONS TO THE ENE AND EXPECT CONVECTION TO
TAPER OFF SHORTLY AFT DARK. WEDNESDAY AS WEAK FRONT MOVES CLOSER
EXPECT AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER AND POSSIBLE EARLY CONVECTION AND
DEBRIS CLOUDS FROM SW. HELD TEMPS DOWN SOME ON WEDNESDAY FOR THIS
REASON. FEEL SLOWER ETA SOLUTION IS A BETTER FIT FOR WED NGT AND
EARLY THU SO WILL LINGER CLOUDS AND PCPN FOR THOSE PERIODS. DRIER
AIR GETS INTO AREA LATE ON THU.

.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...AFTER THE FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...HIGH PRESSURE WILL AGAIN RIDGE INTO
THE REGION BRINGING A RETURN TO MORE SEASONAL CONDITIONS.
TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY CLIMB INTO THE MID AND UPPER 80S TO NEAR
90 IN SOME AREAS.  AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
ALSO POSSIBLE FROM SATURDAY ON.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN  71  88  69  88 /  20  50  40  30
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  70  86  67  86 /  20  50  40  30
OAK RIDGE, TN  69  84  65  84 /  20  50  40  20
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN  66  85  64  84 /  20  50  40  20

&&

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

&&

HW/SON

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 4:58 AM EST, 11 hours 22 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
558 AM EDT TUE JUL 6 2004

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005-
006-008-071000-
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-
558 AM EDT (458 AM CDT) TUE JUL 6 2004

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

.DAY ONE (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.  THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)...

A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY BRINGING THE
POSSIBILITY OF A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL
AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MRX.

GH

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 6, 2:51 PM EST, 1 hour 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
351 PM EDT TUE JUL 06 2004

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

0235 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW JASPER             35.04N 85.65W
07/06/2004                   MARION             TN   UTILITY COMPANY

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES BETWEEN KIMBALL AND
            JASPER. REPORTED BY SEQUATCHIE VALLEY ELECTRIC.

0320 PM     HAIL             MIDDLE VALLEY           35.19N 85.19W
07/06/2004  0.25 INCH        HAMILTON           TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            PEA SIZE HAIL IN THE MIDDLE VALLEY AREA.

0325 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MIDDLE VALLEY           35.19N 85.19W
07/06/2004                   HAMILTON           TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A FEW TREES DOWN IN THE MIDDLE VALLEY AREA. REPORTED BY
            SHERIFFS OFFICE.

&&

MEP

Local storm report, Jul 6, 3:59 PM EST, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
459 PM EDT TUE JUL 06 2004

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

0355 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DECATUR                 35.53N 84.79W
07/06/2004                   MEIGS              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROOF OFF BUILDING AND NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN TOWN. COUNTY
            WIDE POWER OUTAGES. REPORTED BY DECATUR PD.

0405 PM     HAIL             2 N CLEVELAND           35.21N 84.87W
07/06/2004  0.75 INCH        BRADLEY            TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL.

0410 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N CLEVELAND           35.22N 84.87W
07/06/2004                   BRADLEY            TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE NORTH HALF OF THE COUNTY.
            REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE.

&&

MEP

Local storm report, Jul 6, 4:19 PM EST, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
519 PM EDT TUE JUL 06 2004

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

0435 PM     TORNADO          3 SE BENTON             35.14N 84.62W
07/06/2004                   POLK               TN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TORNADO ON GROUND IN CHILHOWEE CAMPGROUND ON BENTON PIKE.
            LOTS OF TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY BENTON-CHILHOWEE FIRE
            RESCUE.

&&

MEP

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:18 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: July 6, 4:20 PM EST
Where: Monroe County, Tellico Plains
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates: 35.367, -84.300

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 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, July 2004

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: 5410899.