An upper level trough tracked through the region triggering scattered severe thunderstorms across east Tennessee.
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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.
An upper level trough tracked through the region triggering scattered severe thunderstorms across 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 Jun 14, 1:42 PM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 242 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT AND FRIDAY)...UPPER TROUGH REMAINS ANCHORED OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WITH OCCASIONAL DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THIS FEATURE. THESE DISTURBANCES TEND TO ENHANCE DIURNAL CONVECTION. THE COINCIDENCE OF ANY OF THESE DISTURBANCES WITH PEAK HEATING WILL DETERMINE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF DIURNAL CONVECTION. FOR FRIDAY...HAVE OPTED TO GO SLIGHTLY ABOVE GFS GUIDANCE FOR POPS ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN GIVEN THE PROXIMITY OF THE UPPER TROUGH. HOWEVER AS NOTED SECONDARY DISTURBANCES AROUND THE UPPER LOW WILL HAVE THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ON COVERAGE. FOR TEMPS...HAVE NO REASON TO SIGNIFICANTLY DEVIATE FROM GFS GUIDANCE. .LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...DRY CONDITIONS RETURN BY THE WEEKEND AS UPPER LOW OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST OPENS UP AND IS ACCELERATES EASTWARD...ALLOWING UPPER RIDGE TO BUILD INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THIS SCENARIO IS SHORT LIVED HOWEVER AS UPPER PATTERN BECOMES MORE PROGRESSIVE AND UPPER RIDGE MOVES EAST. SOME DISCREPANCIES IN TIMING APPROACH OF NEXT SYSTEM FROM THE WEST. GENERALLY TENDED TO FAVOR GFS ENSEMBLES WHICH PROJECTS BEST POPS FOR WEDNESDAY. FOR TEMPS...STAYED CLOSE TO GFS GUIDANCE FOR THE MOST PART. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 64 86 63 91 62 / 40 30 10 0 0 KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 61 83 59 88 61 / 50 40 10 0 0 OAK RIDGE, TN 62 85 59 90 60 / 40 30 10 0 0 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 59 77 58 86 56 / 50 40 10 0 0 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && LCM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 339 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-150745- 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- 339 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 /239 AM CDT THU JUN 14 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUDNERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. 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. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS...WITH SOME LARGE HAIL ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 134 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 TNZ013-036-141830- ANDERSON-CAMPBELL- 134 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CAMPBELL AND ANDERSON COUNTIES... AT 132 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR JACKSBORO...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. WINDS UP TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN CAMPBELL AND ANDERSON COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. DMG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 230 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 TNZ099-141915- HAMILTON- 230 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING HAMILTON COUNTY... AT 227 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HARRISON....MOVING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... CHATTANOOGA BY 305 PM EDT. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 247 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 TNZ099-141915- HAMILTON- 247 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING HAMILTON COUNTY... AT 244 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAYTON....MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 303 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 TNZ081-098-141930- MARION-SEQUATCHIE- 203 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING MARION AND SEQUATCHIE COUNTIES... AT 201 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DUNLAP....MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 342 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 TNZ035-142015- MORGAN- 342 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING MORGAN COUNTY... AT 339 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WARTBURG....MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT 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.
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:14 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in Grandview.
Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds in Rockwood.
Lightning struck an 80 foot tree causing the electricity to surge into the ground and rupture a nearby home's gas line. No homes were damaged, only the landscaping was burned.
Quarter-size hail was reported in Etowah.
Quarter-size hail covered the I-75 exit ramp 3 inches deep at Exit 60 in Sweetwater.
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and powerlines in Benton.|
A small aluminum building was blown from a CO-OP lot into the parking area at a Sonic Restaurant in Sweetwater. Three cars were damaged as well the roof of the restaurant.
Spotter reported nickel-size hail in Madisonville.
Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and powerlines near Pittman Center.
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, June 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: 37391, 37392, 37809, 37393, 37394, 37395, 37402, 37396, 37398.