1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 21, 1:40 PM EST, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
240 PM EDT FRI APR 21 2006
.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT AND FRIDAY)...PRETTY MUCH UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT
AMONG MODELS AND SREF THAT THE MAIN EVENT OF WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN A
VERY SIGNIFICANT RAIN EVENT WILL CULMINATE THROUGH THE FIRST PERIOD
AS MAIN SHORT WAVE TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.
AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR MORE OF RAIN IS PROJECTED GENERALLY. EVENT
ENDS ABRUPTLY EARLY IN THE SECOND PERIOD AS SURFACE FRONT MOVES EAST
OF THE APPALACHIANS. FOR TEMPS...GENERALLY STAYED CLOSE TO GUIDANCE
VALUES WHICH ARE CLOSE AND APPEAR REASONABLE.
.LONG TERM...(SAT NIGHT THROUGH FRI)...POOR MODEL AGREEMENT AND RUN
TO RUN CONSISTENCY LEAD TO A LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST FOR THE
EXTENDED. WILL GENERALLY NOT STRAY TOO FAR FROM THE 12Z GFS IDEA
OVERALL. MODELS NOW INDICATING WEAK BOUNDARY STAYS OVER THE REGION
FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...AND MAY BE THE FOCUS FOR SOME
PRECIP...MAINLY NORTH AND CENTRAL. WILL GENERALLY KEEP SOUTH DRY
THROUGH MONDAY...WITH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FURTHER NORTH. GFS HAS
BEEN TRENDING FASTER WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE FOR TUESDAY...SO
HAVE ADDED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR MON NIGHT AND THEN CHANCE FOR ALL
DAY TUE. WILL LINGER CHANCE POPS INTO TUE NIGHT. LATEST GFS TIMING
WOULD CLEAR PRECIP OUT LATE TUE OR EARLY TUE NIGHT...BUT GIVEN
UNCERTAINTY WILL JUST BUMP DOWN TO SLIGHT CHANCE FOR NOW ON WED.
WILL GO DRY REMAINDER OF FORECAST...ALTHOUGH 12Z GFS HAS MADE BIG
DEPARTURE FROM 06Z RUN AND NOW HAS NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHING FRI OR
FRI NIGHT. WILL JUST GO PARTLY CLOUDY FOR NOW FRI.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 59 76 54 81 / 100 50 10 10
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 58 72 54 76 / 100 60 10 20
OAK RIDGE, TN 59 73 54 77 / 100 60 10 20
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 59 68 46 72 / 100 80 10 20
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 AM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
CHEROKEE...AND CLAY.
TN...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 AM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
ANDERSON...BLEDSOE...BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...BRADLEY...
CAMPBELL...CLAIBORNE...COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...
GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...HAMILTON...HANCOCK...HAWKINS...
JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...KNOX...LOUDON...MARION...MCMINN...
MEIGS...MORGAN...NW BLOUNT...NORTH SEVIER...NORTHWEST
CARTER...NORTHWEST COCKE...NORTHWEST GREENE...NORTHWEST
MONROE...RHEA...ROANE...SCOTT TN...SEQUATCHIE...SEVIER
SMOKY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...
SOUTHEAST MONROE...SULLIVAN...UNICOI...UNION...WASHINGTON
TN...AND WEST POLK.
VA...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 AM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: LEE...
RUSSELL...SCOTT...WASHINGTON...AND WISE.
&&
LCM/LDWHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 530 AM EDT FRI APR 21 2006 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-211100- CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE- SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE- WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- 530 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2006 /430 AM EDT FRI APR 21 2006/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM IS POSSIBLE. AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL PUSH INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION LATE THIS EVENING OR OVERNIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS. THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. ADDITIONALLY...VERY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER NETWORK ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING. MJB
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
119 PM EDT FRI APR 21 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0810 AM HAIL WHITWELL 35.20N 85.52W
04/21/2006 E0.75 INCH MARION TN DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
HIGHWAY DEPT. REPORTED PENNY SIZED HAIL IN AND AROUND
WHITWELL.
&&
GRCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
509 PM EDT FRI APR 21 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0435 PM HAIL SOUTH PITTSBURG 35.02N 85.71W
04/21/2006 E0.75 INCH MARION TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SOUTH PITTSBURG POLICE REPORTED PENNY SIZE HAIL.
&&
CACPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
606 PM EDT FRI APR 21 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM HAIL 1 S OAKDALE 35.97N 84.56W
04/21/2006 E1.00 INCH MORGAN TN AMATEUR RADIO
&&
CACThe Knoxville radar (KMRX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:21 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
One tree down on a mobile home in Rockwood. A few trees down across the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5501830.