Thunderstorm Wind, Wise
- When
- March 19, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wise County, 0.88 mi SE of Pound
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 37.120, -82.610
One tree was reported down in Pound.
Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 19, 2008
Strong low pressure system moved from the Tennessee Valley of Alabama northeast to the Central Appalachians with widespread wind damage occurring across the county warning area in convection which formed just ahead of system cold front.
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
- 5
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.
Strong low pressure system moved from the Tennessee Valley of Alabama northeast to the Central Appalachians with widespread wind damage occurring across the county warning area in convection which formed just ahead of system cold front.
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 Mar 19, 2:10 PM EST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 2:10 PM EST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
310 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...LARGE RAIN SHIELD NOW
BEGINNING TO EXIT THE AREA AS PATTERN SHIFTS TO EAST. LOW LEVEL AIR
MASS IS FAIRLY STABLE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA...WHICH IS LIMITING
THE DOWNWARD TRANSPORT OF HIGHER WINDS ALOFT. VWP WINDS AT KMRX
STILL SHOWING 50KT READINGS AT 5000 FT...AND 70KT AT 10000 FT.
THESE VALUES HAVE HELD ALL DAY. WINDS IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS STILL
BLOWING HARD...THINKING BEST CHANCES OF GUSTY WINDS WILL BE IN/NEAR
SHOWERS AND STORMS WHERE DOWNWARD TRANSPORT OCCURS...UNTIL SURFACE
REHEATING CAN START.
CLEARING AHEAD OF FRONT ALLOWING A LITTLE HEATING TO OCCUR...AND
CELLS IN MIDDLE TN STARTING TO BLOSSOM...SEE SPC MD. HELICITY AND
SHEAR VALUES STILL VERY STRONG. ROTATING UPDRAFTS A POSSIBILITY OR
NEXT FEW HOURS WHERE WARMING STARTS...BUT SHOULDNT GO TOO DEEP IN
THE NIGHT AS COOLING STABILIZES LOWER AIRMASS AGAIN.
FRONT NOT MOVING TOO FAST...SO WILL LINGER PRECIP INTO TONIGHT FOR
PARTS OF THE AREA. THEN SKIES CLEAR LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH
THURSDAY.
.LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...ONCE THIS CURRENT
SYSTEM PASSES TONIGHT, SKIES WILL CLEAR IN THE DRIER AIRMASS BEHIND
THE FRONT, THOUGH NOT MUCH COOLING WILL TAKE PLACE. FLAT SHORT WAVE
RIDGE MOVES OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH ATTENDENT DRY
AIR. A MUCH MODIFIED COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA SATURDAY BUT
AIR IS STILL RELATIVELY DRY AND WARM SO WILL AFFECT HIGH TEMPS ONLY
A FEW DEGREES. SOME CLOUDINESS WILL OCCUR IN NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AS UPPER SHORT WAVE CLIPS THAT AREA. HAVE LEFT IN
A VERY OUTSIDE CHANCE OF RAIN MAINLY SATURDAY MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AREAS.
AS SHORT RIDGE EXITS AREA, SOUTHWEST FLOW TAKES OVER IN ADVANCE OF
NEXT SHORT WAVE WHICH, AS OF NOW, LOOKS SLIGHTLY POTENT. SURFACE LOW
IN SOUTHEAST U.S. DEVELOPS AN INVERTED TROF INTO OUR AREA AND THIS,
COMBINED WITH SUFFICIENT MOISTURE, SHOULD PROVIDE A CHANCE FOR RAIN
SHOWERS IN MOST AREAS ON MONDAY MORNING. SUFFICIENTLY COLD AIR MAY
TURN IT TO VERY LIGHT SNOW SHOWER ALONG THE KENTUCKY-TENNESSEE LINE,
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, AND IN THE MOUNTAINS, BUT ONLY AFTER MIDNIGHT
SUNDAY NIGHT.
ANOTHER ROUND OF RIDGINESS OCCURS AFTER THIS, THROUGH FORECAST
PERIOD.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 41 62 36 69 44 / 10 0 0 0 10
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 38 58 35 65 43 / 20 0 0 0 10
OAK RIDGE, TN 40 58 34 66 43 / 20 0 0 0 10
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 42 54 30 63 39 / 40 0 0 0 10
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.
TN...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...JOHNSON...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST
CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...UNICOI.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: ANDERSON...BLEDSOE...BRADLEY...CAMPBELL...
CLAIBORNE...EAST POLK...GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...HAMILTON...
HANCOCK...HAWKINS...JEFFERSON...KNOX...LOUDON...MARION...
MCMINN...MEIGS...MORGAN...NW BLOUNT...NORTH SEVIER...
NORTHWEST CARTER...NORTHWEST COCKE...NORTHWEST GREENE...
NORTHWEST MONROE...RHEA...ROANE...SCOTT TN...SEQUATCHIE...
SOUTHEAST MONROE...SULLIVAN...UNION...WASHINGTON TN...WEST
POLK.
VA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT...WASHINGTON...WISE.
&&
GM/BBHazardous weather outlook, Mar 19, 2:20 PM EST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 320 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-200900- 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- 320 PM EDT (220 PM CDT) WED MAR 19 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WHERE A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT. PLEASE SEE MEMNPWMRX FOR FURTHER DETAILS. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PULL SOME OF THESE STRONG WINDS ALOFT DOWN INTO THE VALLEYS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 19, 4:51 PM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
551 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG DAYTON 35.49N 85.01W
03/19/2008 RHEA TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
&&Local storm report, Mar 19, 4:53 PM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
553 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 PM HAIL 1 N DAYTON 35.51N 85.01W
03/19/2008 E1.75 INCH RHEA TN PUBLIC
&&Local storm report, Mar 19, 5:04 PM EST, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
604 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM TSTM WND DMG CARYVILLE 36.32N 84.22W
03/19/2008 CAMPBELL TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FEW TREES DOWN.
&&Local storm report, Mar 19, 5:18 PM EST, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
618 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 PM TSTM WND DMG LOUDON 35.74N 84.36W
03/19/2008 LOUDON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FEW TREES DOWN.
&&Local storm report, Mar 19, 5:22 PM EST, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
622 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM TSTM WND DMG KNOXVILLE 35.97N 83.95W
03/19/2008 KNOX TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
&&Local storm report, Mar 19, 5:26 PM EST, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
626 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG MARYVILLE 35.75N 83.97W
03/19/2008 BLOUNT TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
&&The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:58 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- March 19, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Scott County, Nickelsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.750, -82.420
A few trees and power lines were reported down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- March 19, 7:12 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, 0.89 mi SE of Abingdon Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.670, -82.020
One tree was reported down on I-81 between mile markers 13 and 14.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- March 19, 7:22 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, 2.07 mi N of Vance
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 36.710, -81.970
One tree was reported down on highway 19 in Abingdon.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- March 19, 7:25 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, 1.38 mi N of Mc Connel
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.740, -81.930
One tree was reported down on the Hillman Highway.
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: 80347, 80349, 80350, 80353, 80354.