Thunderstorm Wind, Bristol (C)
- When
- July 6, 7:35 PM EST
- Where
- Bristol (C) County, 1.8 mi ENE of Bristol
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.610, -82.170
One tree was reported down northeast of Bristol.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 6, 2008
A closed low over Eastern Kentucky and dry air aloft in the vicinity of the Southern Appalachians generated sufficient instability for isolated convection which resulted in wind damage.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 3
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.
A closed low over Eastern Kentucky and dry air aloft in the vicinity of the Southern Appalachians generated sufficient instability for isolated convection which resulted in 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 6, 6:44 PM EST, 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 6:44 PM EST, 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 744 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 .AVIATION... CONVECTION LIMITED TO NORTHEAST TENNESSEE THIS EVENING AND THUS WILL AFFECT TRI. USED VCNTY TSRA HERE WHERE COVERAGE HAS INCREASED SINCE 23Z. VFR FLIGHT THROUGH MOST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. EXCEPTION WILL BE TRI WHERE VSBY DETERIORATES FROM MVFR TO IFR TOWARD SUNRISE. DID NOT INCLUDE VCNTY TSRA ON MONDAY AS UPPER TROF MAY HAVE PRESSED FAR ENOUGH EAST OF THE GREAT VALLEY TO KEEP THUNDER OUT OF THE FORECAST. && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 4:15 AM EST, 15 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 515 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-071000- 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- 515 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 /415 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 2:31 PM EST, 5 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 331 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 TNZ013-062000- CAMPBELL- 331 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE AFFECTING CAMPBELL COUNTY... AT 324 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTH OF WILLIAMSBURG...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS 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, Jul 6, 3:00 PM EST, 4 hours 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 400 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 TNZ012-013-062100- CAMPBELL-SCOTT- 400 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE AFFECTING CAMPBELL AND SCOTT COUNTIES... AT 353 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTH OF HUNTSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 9 MPH. SMALL 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 THIS THUNDERSTORM. ANY FURTHER STRENGTHENING OF THIS STORM MAY REQUIRE ISSUANCE OF A WARNING. 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. DH
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 6:41 PM EST, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 741 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 TNZ017-VAZ005-006-008-070045- RUSSELL-SCOTT-SULLIVAN-WASHINGTON- 741 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 ...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFFECTING CITY OF BRISTOL... RUSSELL...SCOTT...SULLIVAN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES... AT 736 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACROSS SCOTT...NORTHERN SULLIVAN... AND RUSSEL COUNTIES...MOVING EAST AT 11 MPH. SMALL 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. 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 DH
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 7:32 PM EST, 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 832 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 VAZ005-006-008-070130- RUSSELL-SCOTT-WASHINGTON- 832 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008 ...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE AFFECTING SOUTHERN RUSSELL...EASTERN SCOTT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES... AT 827 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES WEST OF ABINGDON...MOVING EAST AT 9 MPH. SMALL 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. 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 DH
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bristol (C)
- When
- July 6, 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Bristol (C) County, 1.8 mi ENE of Bristol
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.610, -82.170
One tree was reported down northeast of Bristol.
Hail, Russell
- When
- July 6, 9:07 PM EST
- Where
- Russell County, Lebanon
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.900, -82.080
Penny size hail was reported in Lebanon.
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 6, 2008
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, July 6, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 6, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 6, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 6, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 6, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Flood in West Virginia, July 6, 2008
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, July 6, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Flood in South Dakota, July 6 to 7, 2008
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Iowa, July 6, 2008
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Iowa, July 6, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 6, 2008
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, July 2008
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: 122741, 122742, 122744.