Thunderstorm produced heavy rain in downtown Newport, TN causing flooding.
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Thunderstorm produced heavy rain in downtown Newport, TN causing flooding.
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 25, 1:33 PM EST, 57 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 233 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2007 .DISCUSSION...A WARM MOIST...IN OTHERWORDS MORE TYPICAL SUMMERTIME...AIRMASS HAS SETTLED OVER THE REGION BRINGING MORE TYPICAL AFTERNOON AND EVENING PULSE THUNDERSTORMS. WITH THE INSTABILITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND WITH SOME DRY AIR ALOFT TO HELP INTENSIFY STORMS...EXPECT SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE. HAVE TWEAKED POPS JUST SLIGHTLY UPWARDS AND HAVE CHANGED WORDING THROUGH NEXT SEVERAL DAYS FROM CHANCE TO SCATTERED TO REFLECT REALITY. IN THE LONGER TERM...A STRONG UPPER TROF AND SURFACE FRONT LOOKS GOOD TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON FRIDAY INCREASING THE CHANCE OF STORMS. HAVE INCREASED POPS TO THE 50S RANGE AND WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THAT INCREASED FURTHER AS TIME PROGRESSES. AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH ON FRIDAY NIGHT DRIER AIR COMES INTO PLAY AND HAVE LOWERED POPS BEHIND THE SYSTEM. TEMPERATURES WILL SEE A LITTLE MODIFICATION POST FRONTAL BUT NOT MUCH. GUIDANCE NUMBERS THROUGH THE PERIOD APPEAR REASONABLE SO DID NOT DEVIATE MUCH. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 69 91 70 91 70 / 30 30 30 20 20 KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 66 91 68 91 69 / 30 30 30 20 10 OAK RIDGE, TN 67 94 67 92 69 / 30 20 20 20 10 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 63 90 62 90 66 / 30 20 20 20 10 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && HW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 500 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2007 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005- 006-008-260900- 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- 500 AM EDT (400 AM CDT) MON JUN 25 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH...LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE WEEK...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATER IN THE WEEK...INCREASING THE COVERAGE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT DIFFERENT PLACES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. DMG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 126 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2007 TNZ071-072-251815- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NW BLOUNT- 126 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING BLOUNT COUNTY... AT 122 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES NORTH OF FONTANA VILLAGE....MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...CONTINUOUS 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 227 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2007 TNZ073-074-251900- NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- 227 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING SEVIER COUNTY... AT 224 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SEVIERVILLE....MOVING NORTH AT 15 TO 20 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...CONTINUOUS 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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
235 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0220 PM TSTM WND DMG ANDREWS 35.20N 83.82W
06/25/2007 CHEROKEE NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
0NE TREE DOWN AT ANDREWS. NUMEROUS POWER LINES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE. REPORTED BY DISPATCH.
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GRCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 241 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2007 TNZ069-251930- KNOX- 241 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING KNOX COUNTY... AT 236 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR EAGLETON VILLAGE....MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. SUSTAINED WINDS OR GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH...HAIL OF PEA TO LESS THAN PENNY SIZE...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. ANY FURTHER STRENGTHENING OF THESE STORMS MAY REQUIRE ISSUANCE OF A WARNING.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
306 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0221 PM TSTM WND DMG JELLICO 36.58N 84.13W
06/25/2007 CAMPBELL TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND JELLICO. REPORTED BY
JELLICO POLICE DEPT.
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GRCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 314 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2007 TNZ039-252015- HAMBLEN- 314 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING HAMBLEN COUNTY... AT 310 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WHITE PINE....MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...CONTINUOUS 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), 31 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:31 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
High water closed East Broadway Street, Main Street, and McMahan Avenue. Water also partially flooded a local bank.
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