1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Mar 6, 4:20 AM EST, 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 420 AM EST SAT MAR 6 2004 .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT TRACKING OVER WEST TN/KY. LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS CWA AHEAD OF IT. WILL CONTINUE WITH THE HIGH POPS WITH HIGHEST POPS IN THE NORTHEAST...BUT MOST OF IT SHOULD MOVE OUT THIS MORNING. GETTING SOME FLOODING REPORTS IN A FEW COUNTIES... WILL CONTINUE THE FLOOD WATCH UNTIL ITS NORMAL EXPIRATION TIME OF 6 AM. WINDS HAVE WEAKEN A BIT...BUT STILL EXPECT THEM TO INCREASE AGAIN AS THE FRONT PASSES THIS MORNING. WILL CONTINUE THE WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY. MODELS AGREE DRY WEATHER PUSHES IN BEHIND FRONT LATER TODAY...AND CONTINUES INTO TONIGHT. NEXT SYSTEM MOVES IN ON SUNDAY. SHOULD BE BREEZY AGAIN. BEST MOISTURE REMAINS IN THE NORTH. WILL CARRY LOW CHANCE POPS FOR VA AND THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND SMOKIES FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. RAIN SHOULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW...BUT ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE MINIMAL. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA, TN 68 43 63 36 / 50 0 10 10 KNOXVILLE, TN 65 41 58 34 / 70 0 20 20 BRISTOL, TN 63 38 54 31 / 80 0 20 20 OAK RIDGE, TN 63 41 58 32 / 70 0 20 20 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS MORNING FOR ZONES NCZ060>061. LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 400 PM EST SATURDAY FOR ZONES NCZ060>061. TN...FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS MORNING FOR ZONES TNZ012>018... TNZ035>047...TNZ067>074...TNZ081>087...TNZ098>102. LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 400 PM EST SATURDAY FOR ZONES TNZ012>017... TNZ035>040...TNZ042...TNZ044...TNZ046...TNZ067>071...TNZ073... TNZ081>087...TNZ098>102. VA...FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS MORNING FOR ZONES VAZ001>002... VAZ005>006...VAZ008. LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 400 PM EST SATURDAY FOR ZONES VAZ001>002... VAZ005>006...VAZ008. && GH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 455 AM EST SAT MAR 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- 455 AM EST (355 AM CST) SAT MAR 6 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE (TODAY AND TONIGHT)... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING ENDING THE SHOWERS OVER EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. THE HEAVY RAINS OVERNIGHT HAVE PRODUCED LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS. SINCE ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINS ARE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING...NO ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS MORNING DUE TO THE ONGOING FLOODING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MRX. DH
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:00 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A bridge was washed out on Aslinger Circle in Graysville. Garrison Lane on Grandview Mountain was also, washed out and, hence, became impassable. Pikeville Road became impassable due to high water.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, March 2004
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: 5387740.