Hail in Tennessee, August 10, 2006

Name: Hail in Tennessee, August 10, 2006
Start: 2006-08-10T20:00
End: 2006-08-10T20:05
Location: Tennessee

August 10, 2006 · NWS MRX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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 Aug 10, 4:54 PM EST, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 4:54 PM EST, 3 hours 6 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
554 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2006

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPDATE WILL BE SENT SHORTLY TO ADD SEVERE TSTM WATCH 706...AND
TO RAISE POPS TO LIKELY ACROSS ALL BUT THE SOUTHERN TIER OF
COUNTIES.

&&

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

DGS

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 9:00 AM EST, 11 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1000 AM EDT THU AUG 10 2006

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005-
006-008-111100-
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-
1000 AM EDT (900 AM CDT) THU AUG 10 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT
ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EAST TENNESSEE...

LATE THIS MORNING...A STATIONARY FRONT WAS LOCATED ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY WITH VERY WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR SOUTH OF THE FRONT
ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TOWARD THE
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS DISTURBANCE
COMBINED WITH THE VERY UNSTABLE AIR IN PLACE WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ILLINOIS...INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY
WHICH WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF TENNESSEE LATE TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

SOME OF THE THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE PRODUCING DAMAGING
DOWNBURSTS WINDS...HEAVY RAINS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

ELSEWHERE...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ACROSS TENNESSEE FRIDAY
AND POSSIBLY SATURDAY. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW OF THESE
STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE EACH DAY. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES
DOWN FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND FEWER THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH MID WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND
FRIDAY.

DH

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 10, 7:25 PM EST, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
825 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2006

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

0705 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLINTON                 36.09N 84.13W
08/10/2006                   ANDERSON           TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN CLAXTON AREA ON LOST RIDGE ROAD.

0756 PM     HAIL             5 NW CLINTON            36.14N 84.19W
08/10/2006  E1.00 INCH       ANDERSON           TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN BRICEVILLE, TN

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LAKE CITY               36.22N 84.16W
08/10/2006                   ANDERSON           TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON LANDS END ROAD.

&&

Local storm report, Aug 10, 7:28 PM EST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
828 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2006

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

0826 PM     HAIL             BUFFALO SPRINGS         36.22N 83.57W
08/10/2006  E0.88 INCH       GRAINGER           TN   CO-OP OBSERVER

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN BUFFALO SPRINGS.

&&

Local storm report, Aug 10, 7:32 PM EST, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
832 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2006

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

0820 PM     TSTM WND DMG     JONESVILLE              36.69N 83.12W
08/10/2006                   LEE                VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

&&

Local storm report, Aug 10, 7:54 PM EST, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
854 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2006

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

0820 PM     TSTM WND DMG     JEFFERSON CITY          36.12N 83.49W
08/10/2006                   JEFFERSON          TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

&&

Local storm report, Aug 10, 7:55 PM EST, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
855 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2006

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

0845 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DEERLODGE               36.20N 84.76W
08/10/2006                   MORGAN             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN.

&&

Local storm report, Aug 10, 7:59 PM EST, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
859 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2006

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

0855 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MORRISTOWN              36.21N 83.30W
08/10/2006                   HAMBLEN            TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

&&

The radar

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hamblen

When: August 10, 8:00 PM EST to 8:05 PM EST
Where: Hamblen County, Morristown
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.217, -83.283

Quarter-size hail near Walter State Community College.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Tennessee in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, August 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: 5531441.