Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 7, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 7, 2006
Start: 2006-04-07T19:20
End: 2006-04-07T19:30
Location: Tennessee

April 7, 2006 · 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: $10,000
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 Apr 7, 6:15 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 6:15 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
715 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2006

.DISCUSSION...LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FORMED IN
ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA.  THE STORMS
WILL TRACK INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THIS
EVENING...PUSHING THROUGH THE MRX CWA THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND
INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.  THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOS.  A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THOUGH
11 PM EDT.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO THE
INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED AROUND THE
MID MORNING TIME FRAME.  STRONG COLD ADVECTION WILL PUSH IN BEHIND
THE FRONT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN             59  65  41  68 / 100  80   0   0
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  58  61  38  64 / 100  90  10   0
OAK RIDGE, TN                       57  60  36  65 / 100  90  10   0
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN              54  58  33  62 / 100 100  10   0

&&

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

MJB

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 4:00 AM EST, 15 hours 20 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
500 AM EDT FRI APR 7 2006

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005-
006-008-080930-
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-
500 AM EDT (400 AM CDT) FRI APR 7 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

...AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
TORNADOES AND FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED MAINLY THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT...

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF THE
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. SUPERCELL STORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING EXTREMELY LARGE
HAIL AND SOME TORNADOES...WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THESE SUPERCELLS SHOULD INITIALLY OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN
ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN
MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARDS EAST TENNESSEE.

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL GRADUALLY EVOLVE FROM A TORNADO AND
LARGE HAIL THREAT INTO MORE OF A SIGNIFICANT FLOODING EVENT LATER IN
THE EVENING...AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS BEGIN TO CONCENTRATE AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WIDESPREAD TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2
AND 3 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE ENDING SATURDAY
MORNING. THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING SHOULD BE
DIMINISHING BY NOON SATURDAY.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THROUGH
THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED POSSIBLY AS EARLY AS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT MORE LIKELY FOR THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

TG

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 7, 5:26 PM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
626 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0605 PM     HAIL             3 SW JELLICO            36.55N 84.17W
04/07/2006  E1.75 INCH       CAMPBELL           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL COVERING THE GROUND IN NEWCOMB.
            REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER.

&&

FEF/MEP

Local storm report, Apr 7, 5:30 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
630 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0620 PM     HAIL             CLAIRFIELD              36.55N 83.95W
04/07/2006  E1.75 INCH       CLAIBORNE          TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL COVERING THE GROUND IN CLAIRFIELD.
            REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER.

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLAIRFIELD              36.55N 83.95W
04/07/2006                   CLAIBORNE          TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE CLAIRFIELD AREA. REPORTED BY
            STORM SPOTTER.

0620 PM     TSTM WND GST     CLAIRFIELD              36.55N 83.95W
04/07/2006  E70.00 MPH       CLAIBORNE          TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WINDS ESTIMATED GUSTING FROM 60 TO 70 MPH. REPORTED BY
            STORM SPOTTER.

&&

FEF/MEP

Local storm report, Apr 7, 6:19 PM EST, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
719 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0700 PM     HAIL             6 WSW EWING             36.60N 83.53W
04/07/2006  E0.88 INCH       LEE                VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
            COUNTY. REPORTED BY SHERIFFS DISPATCH.

&&

FEF/MEP

Local storm report, Apr 7, 6:38 PM EST, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
738 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0725 PM     HAIL             3 S WARTBURG            36.06N 84.59W
04/07/2006  E1.00 INCH       MORGAN             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN THE MOSSY GROVE AREA. REPORTED BY
            AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR.

&&

FEF/MEP

Local storm report, Apr 7, 6:56 PM EST, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
756 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0747 PM     HAIL             GATE CITY               36.64N 82.58W
04/07/2006  E1.00 INCH       SCOTT              VA   AMATEUR RADIO

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN GATE CITY. REPORTED BY AMATEUR
            RADIO OPERATOR.

&&

FEF/MEP

Local storm report, Apr 7, 7:08 PM EST, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
808 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006

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

0804 PM     HAIL             4 NE CLINTON            36.13N 84.08W
04/07/2006  E0.75 INCH       ANDERSON           TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            PENNY SIZED HAIL NEAR JUNCTION OF INTERSTATE 75 AND
            HIGHWAY 61. REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR.

&&

FEF/MEP

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:19 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: April 7, 7:20 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
Where: Union County, Countywide
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates: 36.283, -83.850

Several trees down countywide.

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 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, April 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5500783.