With unstable conditions in place over the area, scattered severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours across southwest Virginia. The storm reports were for thunderstorm wind damage, but golfball-size hail was reported at Coeburn in Wise Co.
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The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
With unstable conditions in place over the area, scattered severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours across southwest Virginia. The storm reports were for thunderstorm wind damage, but golfball-size hail was reported at Coeburn in Wise Co.
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 9, 2:45 PM EST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 345 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...INSTABILITY EVIDENT ON THE MSAS WITH LIS AROUND -7 TO -8. CONVECTION FIRING ON THE TERRAIN WITH A NORTHWARD DRIFT WHICH TAKES SOME OF THE STORMS INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. USED SLIGHT AND LOW CHANCE COVERAGE POPS FOR TONIGHT AS CONVECTION SHOULD KEEP GOING FOR A FEW HOURS INTO THE EVENING AND THEN FADE AWAITING APPROACH OF MIDWEST COOL FRONT. FRONT SHOULD SERVE AS A FOCUS FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WITH SCATTERED COVERAGE AS UPPER SUPPORT RUNS AWAY FROM THE FORECAST AREA. FRONT TRIES TO SAG SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA BUT MAY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME MAKING IT WELL INTO THE DEEP SOUTH AND THUS WILL REMAIN IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION ON WEDNESDAY. PULSE CONVECTIVE STORMS MAY BRIEFLY PRODUCE A SEVERE WIND GUST OR LARGE HAIL EACH DAY IN THE SHORT TERM WITH SUFFICIENT MOISTURE/INSTABILITY. USED SLIGHT AND CHANCE POPS FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY WHILE TRENDING TO HIGHER MEDIUM CHANCE PROBABILITY FOR CONVECTION IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. FOR THE TEMPERATURE FORECAST STAYED CLOSER TO A GUIDANCE BLEND DURING THE SHORT TERM. .LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THE TROUGH WILL DRIVE A WEAK COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY SAT EVENING. BEST PCPN CHCS ARE FRI AND SAT AS MOISTURE INCREASES AND FAVORABLE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE DEVELOPS TO THE WEST OF DEPARTING SFC RIDGE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN THROUGH REMAINDER OF PERIOD. PCPN CHCS SLIDE BACK TO BELOW NORMAL. WENT ABOVE NORMAL FOR TEMPS UNTIL PATTERN DICTATES OTHERWISE. && .POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 72 89 69 89 70 / 20 50 40 30 10 KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 71 89 68 88 67 / 20 50 30 20 10 OAK RIDGE, TN 71 89 68 88 68 / 20 50 30 20 10 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 66 87 65 87 64 / 20 50 40 30 10 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 500 AM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-101000- 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- 500 AM EDT (400 AM CDT) MON JUN 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A STAGNANT WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH THE WEEK...WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE EACH DAY. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE EACH DAY...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED DUE TO THE ISOLATED NATURE OF THE EXPECTED SEVERE WEATHER. DMG
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
214 PM EDT MON JUN 09 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0210 PM HAIL CHATTANOOGA 35.07N 85.26W
06/09/2008 E0.88 INCH HAMILTON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL HAIL ON BROAD ST IN CHATTANOOGA. REPORTED BY
SPOTTER.
&&
MEPPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
233 PM EDT MON JUN 09 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0225 PM HAIL CHATTANOOGA 35.07N 85.26W
06/09/2008 E1.00 INCH HAMILTON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR THE 911 CENTER ON AMNICOLA HWY.
REPORTED BY DISPATCHER.
0225 PM HAIL CHATTANOOGA 35.07N 85.26W
06/09/2008 E0.88 INCH HAMILTON TN PUBLIC
PEA TO NICKEL HAIL AT CHICKAMAUGA DAM. REPORTED BY
PUBLIC.
&&
MEPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 426 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 TNZ039>043-070-073-092130- COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-HAMBLEN-JEFFERSON-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE- 426 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFFECTING COCKE...GREENE...HAMBLEN... JEFFERSON AND SEVIER COUNTIES... AT 418 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOT SPRINGS TO SEVIERVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 9 MPH. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. 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. 17
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
542 PM EDT MON JUN 09 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0517 PM HAIL PIGEON FORGE 35.79N 83.56W
06/09/2008 E0.75 INCH SEVIER TN NWS EMPLOYEE
PEA TO PENNY SIZE HAIL AT DOLLYWOOD. REPORTED BY NWS
EMPLOYEE.
&&
MEPSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 631 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008 TNZ081-098-092245- MARION-SEQUATCHIE- 531 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE AFFECTING MARION AND SEQUATCHIE COUNTIES... AT 527 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WHITWELL...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. STAY TUNED IN CASE A WARNING NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR THIS STORM. GM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
711 PM EDT MON JUN 09 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW GATLINBURG 35.74N 83.52W
06/09/2008 SEVIER TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON PICKUP TRUCK PARKED AT HOME ON CHESTNUT OAK
WAY 2 NW GATLINBURG. REPORTED BY DISPATCH.
0535 PM HAIL 9 ESE MORRISTOWN 36.16N 83.15W
06/09/2008 E0.75 INCH GREENE TN AMATEUR RADIO
SPOTTER REPORTS OCCASIONAL PEA TO PENNY SIZE HAIL NEAR
GLENWOOD SCHOOL BETWEEN 525PM AND 535PM.
0539 PM HAIL MOUNTAIN CITY 36.47N 81.81W
06/09/2008 E0.88 INCH JOHNSON TN AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN MOUNTAIN CITY. REPORTED BY A SPOTTER.
0543 PM HAIL 4 W ELIZABETHTON 36.34N 82.30W
06/09/2008 E1.00 INCH CARTER TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL 4 W OF ELIZABETHTON. REOPORTED BY
DISPATCE.
0550 PM HAIL GRAY 36.41N 82.48W
06/09/2008 E0.75 INCH WASHINGTON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL IN GRAY. REPORTED BY SPOTTER
7491.
0600 PM HAIL MOSHEIM 36.19N 82.96W
06/09/2008 E1.75 INCH GREENE TN PUBLIC
GOLF BALL HAIL NEAR MOSHEIM. REPORTED BY PUBLIC TO
DISPATCHER.
0605 PM HAIL MOSHEIM 36.19N 82.96W
06/09/2008 E1.00 INCH GREENE TN AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN MOSHEIM. REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
0608 PM HAIL GRAY 36.41N 82.48W
06/09/2008 E0.88 INCH WASHINGTON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER 7491 REPORTS NICKEL HAIL IN GRAY.
0610 PM TSTM WND DMG BLUFF CITY 36.46N 82.27W
06/09/2008 SULLIVAN TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FEW TREES DOWN IN BLUFF CITY. REPORTED BY DISPATCH.
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG ELIZABETHTON 36.34N 82.23W
06/09/2008 CARTER TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN ELIZABETHTON AND NORTHERN PORTION
OF COUNTY. REPORTED BY DISPATCH.
0648 PM TSTM WND DMG GRAY 36.41N 82.48W
06/09/2008 WASHINGTON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN GRAY, JOHNSON CITY, AND NORTHERN
PART OF COUNTY. REPORTED BY DISPATCH.
0653 PM TSTM WND DMG BRISTOL TN 36.57N 82.20W
06/09/2008 SULLIVAN TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE AND IN BRISTOL. 1/2 INCH
HAIL IN BRISTOL. REPORTED BY DISPATCH.
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MEPThe Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:33 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Dispatch reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds in the northwest portion of the county.
Dispatch reported several trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Nickelsville.
Dispatch reported golfball-size hail at Coeburn.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, 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: 111112, 111113, 111114.