Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 13, 2007

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 13, 2007
Start: 2007-06-13T18:47
End: 2007-06-13T21:45
Location: Tennessee

June 13, 2007 · NWS MRX · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

An upper level trough tracked through the area triggering isolated severe thunderstorms across east Tennessee.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $40,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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 happened

The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.

An upper level trough tracked through the area triggering isolated severe thunderstorms across east Tennessee.

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 Jun 13, 1:59 PM EST, 4 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 1:59 PM EST, 4 hours 48 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
259 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2007

.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY)...NOT TOO MUCH CONVECTION SO
FAR THIS AFTERNOON...BUT STILL WILL CARRY SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE
POPS MOST ZONES AT LEAST THIS EVENING.  TOMORROW EXPECT A LITTLE
MORE ACTIVITY...WITH WEAK VORT ENERGY MOVING ACROSS THE AREA AS IT
ROTATES AROUND UPPER LOW CENTERED OFF NORTHEAST COAST. SHOULD BE A
BIT MORE INSTABILITY AS WELL AS DEWPOINTS EDGE SLIGHTLY HIGHER.
WILL CARRY SLIGHT CHANCE SOUTHWEST TO HIGH CHANCE FAR NORTHEAST
ZONES.  WILL NOT ARGUE MUCH WITH MAV TEMPS.

.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...UPPER LOW OFF THE
NEW ENGLAND COAST BEGINS TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE PERIOD AND BEGINS TO
MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST BY LATE SATURDAY.  THIS WILL BRING AN END TO
THE WEAK SHORT WAVES ROTATING AROUND THIS LOW WHICH HAVE TRIGGERED
THE SHOWERS THROUGH SW VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAINS.  HAVE LEFT
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE
NORTHEAST FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THEN DRY FOR SATURDAY THROUGH
MONDAY WITH THE NEXT UPPER SYSTEM MOVING IN SOMETIME TUESDAY OR
WEDNESDAY FOR THE NEXT POSSIBLE WEATHER MAKER.  AT THE PRESENT TIME
AM GOING UNDER GUIDANCE NUMBERS FOR THAT SYSTEM AS IT IS A FEW DAYS
OFF AND THE MODELS HAVE VARIED ON HANDLING THIS PERIOD.

FOR TEMPERATURES HAVE STUCK CLOSE TO GUIDANCE AS NOTHING THE HANG A
CHANGE ONTO.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN  62  88  63  85  63 /  10  20  20  20  10
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  61  84  62  81  61 /  10  30  30  20  10
OAK RIDGE, TN  62  88  62  83  61 /  10  30  20  20  10
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN  58  79  59  78  55 /  20  40  30  20  10

&&

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

LDW/HW

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 2:14 AM EST, 16 hours 33 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
314 AM EDT WED JUN 13 2007

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-140715-
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-
314 AM EDT WED JUN 13 2007 /214 AM CDT WED JUN 13 2007/

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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...INCREASING INSTABILITY AND GIVING A CHANCE
OF SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 13, 6:35 PM EST, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
735 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2007

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

0725 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N BIG STONE GAP       36.89N 82.78W
06/13/2007                   WISE               VA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FEW TREES DOWN IN APPALACHIA. REPORTED BY SHERIFFS
            OFFICE.

&&

MEP

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:47 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Claiborne

When: June 13, 6:47 PM EST to 6:55 PM EST
Where: Claiborne County, Tazewell
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 36.450, -83.570

Spotter reported nickel-size hail near Tazewell.

Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne

When: June 13, 7:00 PM EST to 7:10 PM EST
Where: Claiborne County, 0.89 mi NW of Tazewell
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 36.459, -83.581

A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds in and around the Tazewell area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rhea

When: June 13, 9:20 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
Where: Rhea County, Spring City
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.700, -84.870

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees across the north half of the county.

Hail, Meigs

When: June 13, 9:25 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
Where: Meigs County, 7 mi NNE of Decatur
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.614, -84.752

Penny-size hail was reported near Watts Bar Dam.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rhea

When: June 13, 9:40 PM EST to 9:45 PM EST
Where: Rhea County, Dayton
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.480, -85.020

A few trees and powerlines were downed by thunderstorm winds in Dayton.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, June 2007

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: 36359, 36361, 36363, 36360, 36365.