With instability in place, isolated severe thunderstorms developed throughout the day. The storm reports received were primarily for damaging 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.
With instability in place, isolated severe thunderstorms developed throughout the day. The storm reports received were primarily for damaging 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 1, 1:40 AM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 240 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2008 .SHORT TERM (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...AMPLE UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES TO KEEP ONLY HIGH CHANCE POPS GOING FOR TODAY. MODELS ARE A LITTLE CLOSER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY AND WITH MCS CURRENTLY OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE HAVE A LITTLE MORE CONFIDENCE. CURRENT PROGRESS OF THESE STORMS HAVE THEM ENTERING THE FORECAST AREA AROUND SUNRISE...THE BIG QUESTION IS WILL THEY HOLD TOGETHER THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES AGAIN LOOKED REASONABLE SO NO BIG CHANGES THERE. .LONG TERM (MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...SHOULD SEE SURFACE BOUNDARY PUSHED SOUTH OF THE AREA BY MONDAY...SO WILL CONTINUE WITH A DRY FORECAST FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. STILL SOME QUESTIONS ON TIMING OF THE RETURN OF THE BOUNDARY THROUGH THE AREA. FOR NOW WILL KEEP BEST CHANCE TUESDAY WITH 20 TO 30 POPS. DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTENDED...WILL SEE A SERIES OF WEAK WAVES AND BOUNDARIES MOVE THROUGH...THOUGH TIMING AND POSITIONS REMAIN UNCLEAR. THEREFORE...MADE ONLY A FEW MINOR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST...WITH GENERALLY UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH LOW POPS MOST DAYS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 86 65 86 66 89 / 50 20 10 10 20 KNOXVILLE AIRPORT, TN 83 62 84 64 88 / 50 20 10 10 20 OAK RIDGE, TN 82 62 85 64 88 / 50 20 10 10 20 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 79 57 82 61 85 / 50 20 10 10 30 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && HW/MJB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 530 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2008 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-021000- 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- 530 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2008 /430 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROCHING THE SOUTHERN APPALCHIAN REGION WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE QUIET STRONG OR SEVERE. THE MAIN THREAT AT THIS TIME APPEARS TO BE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEED TODAY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 437 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2008 TNZ081>085-098>100-010930- BLEDSOE-BRADLEY-HAMILTON-MARION-MCMINN-MEIGS-RHEA-SEQUATCHIE- 437 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFFECTING BLEDSOE...BRADLEY... HAMILTON...MARION...MCMINN...MEIGS...RHEA AND SEQUATCHIE COUNTIES... AT 336 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTH OF CROSSVILLE TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF JASPER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING/900 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING/ FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE. HW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 525 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2008 TNZ081>085-098>101-011030- BLEDSOE-BRADLEY-HAMILTON-MARION-MCMINN-MEIGS-RHEA-SEQUATCHIE-WEST POLK- 525 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFFECTING BLEDSOE...BRADLEY... HAMILTON...MARION...MCMINN...MEIGS...POLK...RHEA AND SEQUATCHIE COUNTIES... AT 524 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES EAST OF SPRING CITY TO TRENTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 28 MPH. OTHER STORMS ARE CONTINUING IN MARION SEQUATCHIE AND BLEDSOE COUNTIES. MOTHBALL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR...MAY OCCUR WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. 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 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING/900 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING/ FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE. HW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 545 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2008 NCZ060-061-TNZ068-071-072-085>087-100>102-011100- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BRADLEY-CHEROKEE-CLAY-EAST POLK-LOUDON-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-NW BLOUNT-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WEST POLK- 545 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFFECTING BLOUNT...BRADLEY... CHEROKEE...CLAY...LOUDON...MCMINN...MONROE AND POLK COUNTIES... AT 542 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LOUDON TO CHARLESTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 36 MPH. MOTHBALL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR...MAY OCCUR WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. 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 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE. HW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 547 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2008 NCZ060-TNZ068-071-072-084>087-099>102-011100- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BRADLEY-CHEROKEE-EAST POLK-HAMILTON-LOUDON-MCMINN-MEIGS-NORTHWEST MONROE-NW BLOUNT-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WEST POLK- 547 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFFECTING BLOUNT...BRADLEY... CHEROKEE...HAMILTON...LOUDON...MCMINN...MEIGS...MONROE AND POLK COUNTIES... AT 548 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOUDON TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF INDIAN SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 36 MPH. MOTHBALL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR...MAY OCCUR WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. 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 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE. HW
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 114 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:52 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Law Enforcement reported numerous trees and large limbs downed by thunderstorm winds countywide.
Law enforcement reported a few trees downed by thunderstorm winds countywide.
Law enforcement reported several trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds countywide.
Law enforcement reported several trees downed by thunderstorm winds in and around Jasper.
The Plateau Electric Company reported a few trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds countywide.
The Plateau Electric Company reported several trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds countywide.
La Follette Utilities reported several trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds countywide.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, June 2008
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: 102250, 102251, 102253, 102254, 102256, 102257, 102258.