North Carolina, 2006

Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 13, 2006

July 13, 2006 · NWS MRX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Several trees and powerlines were reported down across the southern third of the county.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$18,000
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 powerlines were reported down across the southern third of the 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 Jul 13, 12:53 PM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 12:53 PM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 4:10 AM EST, 10 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
510 AM EDT THU JUL 13 2006

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005-
006-008-141000-
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-
510 AM EDT (410 AM CDT) THU JUL 13 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT.  A FEW OF THE STORMS
MAY BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WIND POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A FEW STORMS
MAY INTENSIFY TO SEVERE LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS...BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED OVERALL...BUT MAY BE NEEDED
FOR ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS A FEW TIMES THROUGH THE REST OF
THIS WEEK AND INTO TUESDAY.

GH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 12:19 PM EST, 2 hours 36 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 12:55 PM EST, 2 hours before
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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 2:34 PM EST, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
334 PM EDT THU JUL 13 2006

TNZ017-018-046-047-VAZ008-132030-
JOHNSON-NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-SULLIVAN-WASHINGTON-
334 PM EDT THU JUL 13 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING CARTER...JOHNSON...SULLIVAN
COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE AND WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA...

AT 330 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES WEST OF
QUARRY TO BULADEAN....MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR...MAY OCCUR WITH
THESE THUNDERSTORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER
ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT
DRIVE THROUGH WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

HW

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:54 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When
July 13, 2:55 PM EST to 3:10 PM EST
Where
Cherokee County, 2 mi S of Murphy
Measured
60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$18,000
Reported by
UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates
35.050, -84.033

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

More

Every storm in North Carolina in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, July 2006

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5519309.