Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan
- When
- July 30, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan County, 0.56 mi E of Lavender
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.200, -84.760
A few trees were reported down in Deerlodge.
Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 30, 2008
Scattered severe convection developed mainly south of Interstate 40 along weak boundary producing wind damage.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
Scattered severe convection developed mainly south of Interstate 40 along weak boundary producing wind damage.
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 Jul 30, 12:36 PM EST, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 12:36 PM EST, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 136 PM EDT WED JUL 30 2008 .AVIATION... CONVECTION ALREADY ONGOING ON THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU IN TENNESSEE WITH EXTENSION NORTHEAST THROUGH EASTERN KENTUCKY. EXPECT SCATTERED TSRA FOR ALL THE TERMINALS LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. USED A SMALL REDUCTION IN VSBY AT THE SITES OVERNIGHT. AM NOT EXPECTING IFR VSBY WITH POSSIBILITY OF CI CLOUD SHIELD BUILDING IN TOWARD SUNRISE AHEAD OF THURSDAYS SHORTWAVE TROF. THIS FEATURE WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHRA AND TSRA ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS EARLY AS 14-15Z. && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 2:45 AM EST, 10 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 345 AM EDT WED JUL 30 2008 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-310745- 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- 345 AM EDT WED JUL 30 2008 /245 AM CDT WED JUL 30 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO ORGANIZED HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRIEFLY REACH STRONG LEVELS WITH GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 50 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AN ORGANIZED UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. SOME STORMS WILL BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS STRONGER THAN 50 MPH. EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN COULD OCCUR WHICH WILL CAUSE LOCAL FLOODING, ESPECIALLY IN URBANIZED AREAS AND THE TYPICALLY FLOOD PRONE LOW SPOTS. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH WATER RUNNING ACROSS ROADS. LAST, FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH THESE STORMS. REMEMBER, IF YOU HEAR THUNDER, LIGHTNING IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO STRIKE YOU. FROM FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME, THOUGH SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATER IN THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY, BUT IS LIKELY ON THURSDAY. BB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 30, 12:30 PM EST, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 130 PM EDT WED JUL 30 2008 VAZ002-301830- WISE- 130 PM EDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WISE COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM... AT 125 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHITESBURG...MOVING EAST AROUND 30 MPH. WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE 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. DMG
Special weather statement, Jul 30, 12:36 PM EST, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 136 PM EDT WED JUL 30 2008 TNZ035-301830- MORGAN- 136 PM EDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MORGAN COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM... AT 1231 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF FAIRFIELD GLADE...MOVING EAST AROUND 20 MPH. WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE 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. DMG
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 122 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:00 UTC.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, McMinn
- When
- July 30, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- McMinn County, 2.07 mi N of Calhoun
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.310, -84.750
A few trees were reported down one mile north of Calhoun.
Thunderstorm Wind, Roane
- When
- July 30, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Roane County, Rockwood
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.870, -84.680
Several trees were reported down in Rockwood.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bradley
- When
- July 30, 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Bradley County, 0.89 mi NE of Charleston
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 35.290, -84.760
One tree was reported down in Charleston.
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- July 30, 2:55 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, 1.32 mi WNW of East Sweetwater
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.610, -84.440
One tree was reported down on Hawkins Road two miles east northeast of Sweetwater.
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- July 30, 3:10 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, 1.32 mi ESE of Madisonville Arpt
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.540, -84.360
One tree was reported down on Oak Grove Road one mile north of Madisonville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bradley
- When
- July 30, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Bradley County, 0.56 mi W of Climer
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 35.180, -84.780
Numerous trees were reported down on roads north and east of Climer.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- July 30, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, 1.33 mi WNW of Alaten
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 35.010, -85.600
A large tree was reported down on two vehicles in a church parking lot just off of Shellmound Road while another tree was down on the road. This damage was located four miles south southeast of Jasper.
What these are
- 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
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More
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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: 128952, 128953, 128954, 128955, 128956, 128957, 128958, 128960.