Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 12, 2004

Name: Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 12, 2004
Start: 2004-06-12T19:00
End: 2004-06-12T19:15
Location: Tennessee

June 12, 2004 · NWS MRX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $20,000
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 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 12, 1:57 PM EST, 5 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 1:57 PM EST, 5 hours 3 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
257 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)...BACK DOOR FRONT ALONG
NORTHEAST EDGE OF MRX CWA AND PUSHING SOUTH THROUGH NC. THIS
BOUNDARY WILL MOVE TO THE WEST SOME TONIGHT AND PUSH UP AGAINST
EASTERN MNTS. AIRMASS ACROSS E TN AND EXTREME SW VA VERY MOIST AND
UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON. UPR RIDGE AXIS OVR AREA OFFERING SOME
VENTING ALOFT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 447 IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM
EDT FOR MOST OF E TN(SEE SEL7). THE SEVERE TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
ISOLATED. THIS ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AS THE BETTER
FOCUSING MECHANISMS DEVELOP ALONG THE OH RVR VLY AND
INTERACTION OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WEDGE AND SEA BREEZES
ACROSS SC. PATCHY FOG WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND ONLY EXTREME NE AREAS
WILL SEE COOLER TEMPS THEN SATURDAY MORNING. DEBRIS CLOUDS FM THE
SOUTHERN CONVECTION AND SOME LOW LVL CLOUDS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL AFFECT EASTERN AREAS EARLY SUNDAY. IMPROVED
PCPN CHCS FOR S AREAS SUNDAY BUT ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO BE SCATTERED
WITH LACK OF UPR SUPPORT. THICKNESS VALUES CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
CONTINUED WARM TEMPS SW AREAS BUT CLOUDS WILL MODERATE DOWNWARD.
UPR RIDGE SOUTHEAST OF AREA ON MONDAY RESULTING IN DEEP SW FLOW.
NOTHING MORE THAN DIURNAL STORMS EXPECTED. FRONT APPROACHES FM NW
MON NGT OFFERING CHC FOR SOME OVRNGT PCPN.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE THROUGH THE CWA ON TUESDAY...SHOULD BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
SCATTERED ACTIVITY ON TUESDAY.  WILL KEEP THE CHANCE POPS GOING FOR
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT MOST OF THE PRECIP SHOULD BE OUT BY
EVENING.  RIDGE BUILDS IN ON WEDNESDAY...SHOULD BRING DRY WEATHER
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.  GFS ADVERTISING ANOTHER FRONT MOVING INTO
THE REGION ON FRIDAY...WILL ADD CHANCE POPS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.  FRONT LINGERS ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY...BUT MOISTURE
IS LIMITED...SO WILL KEEP SATURDAY DRY FOR NOW.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN             71  88  69  87 /  20  40  30  40
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  70  87  69  85 /  20  40  30  40
OAK RIDGE, TN                       70  87  69  84 /  20  40  30  40
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN              66  83  64  83 /  30  50  30  40

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
TN...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT(700 PM
CDT) FOR MUCH OF EAST TENNESSEE.
VA...NONE.

&&

SON/GH

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 3:40 AM EST, 15 hours 20 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
440 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005-
006-008-130900-
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-
440 AM EDT (340 AM CDT) SAT JUN 12 2004

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

.DAY ONE (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA
TODAY AND AT LEAST EARLY TONIGHT...WITH THE BEST COVERAGE MOST
LIKELY TO BE ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE.
MOST SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH...AND
A FEW STRONG STORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON.  GUSTY WINDS UP TO
45 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS UP TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THE STRONGER STORMS.  FREQUENT LIGHTNING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN
AND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

HOWEVER...HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD INCREASE IN COVERAGE...AND POSSIBLY
IN INTENSITY BY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...AS A WEAK COLD FRONT
EASES INTO THE REGION AND THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS. NO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED
STORMS COULD APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS.

THE PERIOD FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY LOOKS TO BE MAINLY DRY
AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

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

TG

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 12, 1:18 PM EST, 5 hours 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
218 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

0157 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SEYMOUR                 35.87N 83.77W
06/12/2004                   SEVIER             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON CHAPMAN HIGHWAY NEAR SEYMOUR.

&&

MEP

Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:56 PM EST, 3 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
456 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

0405 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 W GLADE SPRING        36.79N 81.86W
06/12/2004                   WASHINGTON         VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES DOWN ON RICH VALLEY ROAD NEAR MEADOWVIEW.

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WINFIELD                36.56N 84.45W
06/12/2004                   SCOTT              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON PLEASANT GROVE ROAD IN WINFIELD.

&&

MEP

Local storm report, Jun 12, 4:14 PM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
514 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

0505 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 W GLADE SPRING        36.79N 81.86W
06/12/2004                   WASHINGTON         VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL PEOPLE TRAPPED IN LITTLE AND J STORE IN
            MEADOWVIEW. PARKING LOT UNDER 5 FEET OF WATER. MOST ROADS
            IN MEADOWVIEW CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

&&

MEP

Local storm report, Jun 12, 5:03 PM EST, 1 hour 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
603 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

0550 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SW GLADE SPRING       36.76N 81.81W
06/12/2004                   WASHINGTON         VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            I-81 AT MILE MARKER 26, ONE LANE UNDER WATER. HILLMAN HWY
            AND HWY 11 UNDER WATER IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS.

&&

MEP

Local storm report, Jun 12, 5:54 PM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
654 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LENOIR CITY             35.80N 84.27W
06/12/2004                   LOUDON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL WRIST SIZE LIMBS AND A LARGE UMBRELLA WITH STAND
            THROWN ACROSS YARD.

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ONEIDA                  36.50N 84.51W
06/12/2004                   SCOTT              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE NORTH HALF OF THE COUNTY.

&&

MEP

Local storm report, Jun 12, 6:40 PM EST, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
740 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

0545 PM     HAIL             PIKEVILLE               35.61N 85.20W
06/12/2004  0.75 INCH        BLEDSOE            TN   PUBLIC

            DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL AND AN APPLE TREE DOWN IN
            PIKEVILLE. REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0550 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PIKEVILLE               35.61N 85.20W
06/12/2004                   BLEDSOE            TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN IN PIKEVILLE. REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE.

0655 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LA FOLLETTE             36.37N 84.13W
06/12/2004                   CAMPBELL           TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS WEST HALF OF COUNTY.

0715 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KNOXVILLE               35.97N 83.95W
06/12/2004                   KNOX               TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS EAST HALF OF COUNTY.

0715 PM     HAIL             RUSSELLVILLE            36.26N 83.20W
06/12/2004  0.75 INCH        HAMBLEN            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PENNY SIZE HAIL AT THE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY IN
            RUSSELVILLE.

&&

MEP

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:03 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: June 12, 7:00 PM EST to 7:15 PM EST
Where: Greene County, Greeneville
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.167, -82.833

Three farm buildings destroyed

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, June 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: 5404332.