Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 31, 2004

Name: Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 31, 2004
Start: 2004-05-31T00:00
End: 2004-05-31T00:00
Location: Virginia

May 31, 2004 · NWS MRX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Several trees and some power lines were reported down in Duffield and Speers Ferry.

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 happened

The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.

Several trees and some power lines were reported down in Duffield and Speers Ferry.

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 30, 11:40 PM EST, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 11:40 PM EST, 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1240 AM EDT MON MAY 31 2004

.DISCUSSION...UPDATING ZONES FOR TORNADO WATCH #348 FOR SOUTHWESTERN
VIRGINIA COUNTIES.
&&

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

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 5:00 AM EST, 19 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
600 AM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005-
006-008-311000-
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-
600 AM EDT (500 AM CDT) SUN MAY 30 2004

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

.DAY ONE (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...

A LARGE SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING
OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...AND MOVE EAST OVERNIGHT
ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY. ALTHOUGH THIS COMPLEX OF
THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EAST OVERNIGHT...
THERE REMAINS THE POTENTIAL FOR A WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WIND EVENT WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. IN
ADDITION...AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON MEMORIAL DAY.
OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS OF MEMORIAL DAY.

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

DMG

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 30, 7:45 PM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
845 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

TNZ015>018-039>047-070-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-310115-
COCKE SMOKY MTN-HAMBLEN-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LEE-
NORTHWEST CARTER-NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-RUSSELL-SCOTT VA-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-SOUTHEAST GREENE-SULLIVAN-UNICOI-WASHINGTON TN-
WASHINGTON VA-WISE-
845 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

...TORNADO WATCH 340 THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF TENNESSEE HAS BEEN CANCELED...

THE STORMS THAT WERE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HAVE WEAKENED...AND THE THREAT OF TORNADOES HAS
DIMINISHED.  THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED.

HOWEVER...A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX THAT IS CURRENTLY OVER THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST TONIGHT.
ALTHOUGH THIS COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES EAST OVERNIGHT...THERE REMAINS THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING
WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
IN ADDITION...AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE
RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

Local storm report, May 30, 9:05 PM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1005 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

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

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PENNINGTON GAP          36.76N 83.03W
05/30/2004                   LEE                VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FEW TREES DOWNED IN EXTREME NORTHERN PART OF COUNTY.

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The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:00 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: May 31, 12:00 AM EST
Where: Scott County, Duffield
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.717, -82.783

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 Virginia in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Virginia, May 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: 5395359.