Isolated severe thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours over east Tennessee. Storm reports consisted of large hail and damaging winds.
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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.
The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
Isolated severe thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours over east Tennessee. Storm reports consisted of large hail and damaging winds.
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 2, 9:28 AM EST, 4 hours 12 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1028 AM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 .DISCUSSION... LOW LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE HAS SHIFTED FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE MI ATLANTIC AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. EXPECT THAT TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE MOUNTAINS...PLATEAU..AND SW VA THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE AS LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES ARE QUITE STEEP. YESTERDAY THE STEERING FLOW WAS EAST TO WEST...WHICH PUSHED THE STORMS FROM THE MOUNTAINS INTO THE VALLEY. DO NOT EXPECT THIS WILL HAPPEN TODAY AS THE FLOW IS WEAKER AND MORE WESTERLY. THUS WILL KEEP THE VALLEY DRY. WILL ADD A MENTION OF ISOLATED SHOWERS/TSTMS IN SW VA. HIGH TEMPS TODAY SHOULD BE CLOSE TO YESTERDAYS HIGHS...IN THE 90 TO 95 RANGE IN THE VALLEY. && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && DGS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 422 AM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-030830- 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- 422 AM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 /322 AM CDT THU AUG 2 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1252 PM EDT THU AUG 02 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N CLEVELAND 35.25N 84.87W
08/01/2007 BRADLEY TN DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SEVERAL TREES DOWN 5 MILES NORTH OF CLEVELAND. REPORTED
BY COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT.
0625 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW BLOUNTVILLE 36.51N 82.35W
08/01/2007 SULLIVAN TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLOUNTVILLE.
REPORTED BY DISPATCH.
0650 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NE SPRING CITY 35.75N 84.79W
08/01/2007 RHEA TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TWO TREES DOWN ON TOESTRING VALLEY ROAD/6 MILES NORTEAST
OF SPRING CITY. REPORTED BY DISPATCH.
0815 PM HAIL CLINTON 36.09N 84.13W
08/01/2007 E0.75 INCH ANDERSON TN DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
PENNY SIZE HAIL NEAR CLINTON. REPORTED BY COUNTY HIGHWAY
DEPT.
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GRCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 122 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 VAZ002-005-021800- SCOTT-WISE- 122 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING CITY OF NORTON...NORTHERN SCOTT AND WISE COUNTIES... AT 116 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WISE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE COEBURN...BIG STONE GAP...AND DUNGANNON. WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. DGS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 159 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 NCZ061-021845- CLAY- 159 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY... AT 156 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HAYESVILLE. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS NEAR HAYESVILLE AND BRASSTOWN. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR...MAY OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. DGS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 214 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 TNZ036-021900- ANDERSON- 214 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN ANDERSON COUNTY... AT 210 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLINTON...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR...MAY OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. DGS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 214 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 TNZ036-021900- ANDERSON- 214 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN ANDERSON COUNTY... AT 210 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLINTON...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. ANOTHER STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE CITY. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE 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. DGS
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:40 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Sheriff's dispatch reported one tree down on Foster Road near Lake City.
A storm spotter reported one tree downed by thunderstorm winds onto a car in Alcoa.
Sheriffs dispatch reported quarter sized hail in the Hunt Road and Dalton Street areas of Alcoa.
A storm spotter reported 3 trees downed by thunderstorm winds on Hunt Road in Alcoa.
A HAM radio operator reported a telephone booth was pulled out of its concrete base and blown over on Mentor Road in Louisville.
A HAM radio operator reported several large trees down near the Greene County border.
Sheriffs dispatch reported several trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Sweetwater.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, August 2007
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: 50128, 50129, 50132, 50133, 50135, 50136, 50137.