1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 28, 8:45 PM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 945 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 .DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OVER THE MRX CWA THIS EVENING...THOUGH HAVE ONLY LOST MINIMAL INTENSITY WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING. THESE HAVE FORMED IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY POSITIONED OVER IL/MO. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT/EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS ANOTHER LINE OF CONVECTION PUSHES OUT FROM THE APPROACHING FRONT. ALL ON TRACK IN THE CURRENT FORECAST...NO UPDATES EXPECTED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 73 87 71 88 / 40 60 50 40 KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 71 88 69 86 / 40 60 60 40 OAK RIDGE, TN 73 88 69 86 / 40 60 50 40 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 68 84 66 84 / 40 60 60 40 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && MJB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 420 AM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005- 006-008-290900- 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- 420 AM EDT (320 AM CDT) MON AUG 28 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY GIVE WAY TO A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO INCREASING RAIN CHANCES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO MID WEEK. THE LATEST FORECASTED TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO IS ACROSS FLORIDA THURSDAY...THEN NORTH TO NORTHEAST ALONG COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS. BASED ON THIS EXPECTED COURSE...SOME TROPICAL MOISTURE AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...COULD AT LEAST BRUSH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN AREAS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. TG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 734 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 TNZ067-082-083-290100- BLEDSOE-RHEA-ROANE- 734 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BLEDSOE...RHEA AND ROANE COUNTIES... AT 733 PM EDT...633 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRING CITY....MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... 6 MILES NORTH OF SPRING CITY BY 800 PM EDT. 5 MILES SOUTH OF ROCKWOOD BY 850 PM EDT. WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN BLEDSOE COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS NEAR DAYTON...EVENSVILLE...AND SPRING CITY THROUGH 900 PM EDT. 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 DGS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1001 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 TNZ083-084-290245- MEIGS-RHEA- 1001 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MEIGS AND RHEA COUNTIES... AT 957 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF SPRING CITY....MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. ANY FURTHER STRENGTHENING OF THESE STORMS MAY REQUIRE ISSUANCE OF A WARNING. DGS
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:59 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck and barn in Greenback. The barn was destroyed by fire as well as the hay and farm equipment inside.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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