A strong low pressure system brought high winds to the mountains of east Tennessee.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
A strong low pressure system brought high winds to the mountains of east Tennessee.
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 Feb 24, 8:56 PM EST, 4 hours 4 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
856 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007
.DISCUSSION...FORECAST APPEARS GENERALLY ON TRACK AS STRONG SYSTEM
CONTINUES TO APPROACH SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION FROM THE WEST.
INSTABILITY REMAIN ESSENTIALLY NON-EXISTENT...SO NOT EXPECTING
ANYTHING IN THE WAY OF SEVERE WEATHER AT THIS TIME.
HOWEVER...DYNAMICS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE STRONG ENOUGH THAT ANY
CONVECTIVE ELEMENT COULD TAP INTO THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND RESULT
IN GUSTY WINDS AT THE SURFACE. THEREFORE...WILL CONTINUE WIND
ADVISORY/WARNINGS AS CURRENTLY CONFIGURED. TEMPS APPEAR REASONABLE
BASED ON LATEST GFS AND LAMP GUIDANCE.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 47 63 36 58 34 / 100 60 20 10 10
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 45 61 35 54 33 / 100 90 20 20 20
OAK RIDGE, TN 45 61 35 53 33 / 100 80 20 20 20
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 39 57 34 50 30 / 100 100 30 30 30
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 12 PM EST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.
TN...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 12 PM EST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
EAST POLK...JOHNSON...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST
CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE...UNICOI.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 12 PM EST /11 AM CST/ SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: ANDERSON...BLEDSOE...BRADLEY...CAMPBELL...
CLAIBORNE...GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...HAMILTON...HANCOCK...
HAWKINS...JEFFERSON...KNOX...LOUDON...MARION...MCMINN...
MEIGS...MORGAN...NW BLOUNT...NORTH SEVIER...NORTHWEST
CARTER...NORTHWEST COCKE...NORTHWEST GREENE...NORTHWEST
MONROE...RHEA...ROANE...SCOTT TN...SEQUATCHIE...SULLIVAN...
UNION...WASHINGTON TN...WEST POLK.
VA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 12 PM EST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT...WASHINGTON...WISE.
&&
LCMHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 347 AM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-250900- 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- 347 AM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 /247 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASING SOUTHERLY WIND THIS EVENING. IN THE MOUNTAINS OF TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 58 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. ELSEWHERE...WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. IN ADDITION TO THESE WINDS...SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...AND SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...AND DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER NETWORK ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1041 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-250600- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1041 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 /941 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007/ ....WINDY CONDITIONS WITH STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT... WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU BY MIDNIGHT. THE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE EAST AROUND 25 MPH AND CONTINUE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT. INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST NEAR 60 MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ELSEWHERE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AS THE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA...STRONG WINDS WILL TRANSPORT DOWNWARD TO THE SURFACE. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREES OR BRANCHES AND MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO DOWNED LINES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
9 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees down.
Numerous trees down.
Numerous trees down.
Roof blow off a house in the Camp Creek area. Also several trees trees and powerlines down.
Numerous trees down.
Numerous trees down with many roads closed throughout the Great Smoky National Park.
Foothills Parkway closed with several trees down.
Numerous trees down.
Numerous trees down.
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, February 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: 14681, 14685, 14689, 14690, 14691, 14692, 14693, 14694, 14695.