A weak cold front passing through east Tennessee triggered isolated severe thunderstorms ahead of it. All of the storm reports were damaging straight-line 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.
A weak cold front passing through east Tennessee triggered isolated severe thunderstorms ahead of it. All of the storm reports were damaging straight-line 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 Jun 29, 12:41 PM EST, 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 141 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2007 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT AND SATURDAY)...MUCH LIKE PREVIOUS DAYS...CONVECTION HAS FIRED IN A CONVERGENCE ZONE ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. THESE STORMS WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED FOR ELEVATED REFLECTIVITY CORES THAT COULD PRODUCE SOME DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS. WHILE THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH A WEAK VORT AXIS ALOFT AND A SURFACE FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH...WILL KEEP POPS IN AFTER MIDNIGHT. WHILE THE MODELS DIFFER ON THE PLACEMENT OF THIS FRONT TOMORROW...EXPECT THAT THE FRONT WILL BE SOMEWHERE NEAR THE TN BORDER BY THE AFTERNOON...AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING INTO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. THUS WILL HAVE HIGHEST POPS IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS TOMORROW AFTERNOON WHERE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL BE HIGHEST. .LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)...FRONT DRIFTS SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA WITH CHANCE OF RAIN EXTENDING THROUGH SUNDAY. SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GFS AND NAM IN TIMING OF ENDING OF PRECIP AND LEANED A LITTLE TOWARDS THE SLOWER NAM SOLUTION. PRECIP RETURNS TO THE FORECAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY...AND REMAINS THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 70 90 69 88 63 / 60 50 20 10 20 KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 69 89 67 87 62 / 50 40 20 20 20 OAK RIDGE, TN 69 88 67 88 60 / 50 40 20 20 10 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 65 84 59 85 56 / 50 20 20 10 10 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && DGS/HW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 500 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 2007 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005- 006-008-300900- 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) FRI JUN 29 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL HELP TRIGGER NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STORMS WILL LIKELY 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THIS COLD FRONT WILL LINGER ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS... LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. DMG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1212 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2007 TNZ035-291645- MORGAN- 1212 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2007 ...A DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY... AT 1208 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WARTBURG....MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... WARTBURG BY 1240 PM EDT. WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH AND DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE NEAR WARTBURG SHOULD 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 1245 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2007 TNZ067-291745- ROANE- 1245 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT ROANE COUNTY... AT 1242 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ROCKWOOD....MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... KINGSTON BY 135 PM EDT. WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH...DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN OVER ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS NEAR KINGSTON AND HARRIMAN...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 132 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2007 TNZ083-291830- RHEA- 132 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN RHEA COUNTY... AT 129 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPRING CITY....MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPRING CITY BY 145 PM EDT. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED 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. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN DGS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 147 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2007 TNZ036-291830- ANDERSON- 147 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ANDERSON COUNTY... AT 146 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OLIVER SPRINGS....MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE LOCATED BETWEEN OAK RIDGE AND CLINTON...YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF 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. 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. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN DGS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 157 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2007 TNZ068-086-291845- LOUDON-NORTHWEST MONROE- 157 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN LOUDON AND NORTHERN MONROE COUNTIES... AT 154 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOUDON....MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED 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. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN DGS
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:14 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds downed a few powerlines in Chattanooga.
Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds in the Middle Valley area.
Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees at Jackson Island Campground in Spring City.
Numerous trees across the northeast portion of the county were downed by thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in Maryville.
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: 39393, 39394, 39395, 39396, 39397.