A thunderstorm complex developed along a boundary and tracked across southwest Virginia bringing numerous thunderstorm wind damage reports.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
A thunderstorm complex developed along a boundary and tracked across southwest Virginia bringing numerous thunderstorm wind damage reports.
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 11, 1:55 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 255 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)...WILL REMAIN IN AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE SHORT TERM AS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY SLOWLY SAGS SOUTHWARD...AND MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. THE AIR MASS HAS BECOME MODERATELY UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HELP OF DAYTIME HEATING. AS A RESULT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG...POSSIBLY EVEN SEVERE. COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET...BUT SHOULD STILL SEE SOME CONVECTION THROUGH THE NIGHT. ADDITIONAL CONVECTION IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AS THE BOUNDARY SLIDES INTO THE AREA. .LONG TERM (FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...WITH ZONAL FLOW ALOFT...AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA INTO SATURDAY...ALLOWING FOR CONTINUED SCATTERED CONVECTION. AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. ON SUNDAY...WILL SLOWLY SHIFT ZONAL FLOW TO SLIGHTLY NORTHWESTERLY. WILL CONTINUE TO SEE A SERIES OF WEAK IMPULSE MOVE THROUGH THE UPPER FLOW...CREATING CONTINUE ROUNDS OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE EXTENDED. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL SHIFT EAST DURING THE PERIOD...AND BY WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE POSITIONED OVER THE MRX CWA. THIS SHIFT IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CHANGE CONVECTION TO A MORE SUMMERTIME CONVECTIVE PATTERN WITH MAINLY DIURNAL THUNDERSTORMS FAVORING HIGHER TERRAIN. AS FOR TEMPS...STAYED CLOSE TO GUIDANCE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 69 87 68 87 68 / 40 50 20 40 20 KNOXVILLE AIRPORT, TN 68 84 66 85 67 / 50 40 20 40 30 OAK RIDGE, TN 67 84 66 85 67 / 40 40 20 40 20 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 64 81 63 83 63 / 60 40 20 40 30 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && MJB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 507 AM EDT THU JUN 11 2009 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-120915- 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- 507 AM EDT THU JUN 11 2009 /407 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND LINGER THROUGHOUT THE EVENING...AS A COLD FRONT SAGS SLOWLY SOUTH. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS OF 50 MPH OR MORE AND HAIL OF PENNY SIZE OR LARGER. BRIEF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS COULD OCCUR WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS...WITH FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES IN AND NEAR ALL STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL LINGER ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...HELPING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ON SUNDAY WILL ALSO PRODUCE MORE SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING DOWNBURSTS WINDS OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER AND LARGE HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THE STRONGER STORMS...AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES IN AND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EASTWARD FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS SHOULD DECREASE THE CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH MAINLY ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING STORMS DEVELOPING DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY...AND POSSIBLY AGAIN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. TT/TG
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
308 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009
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0215 PM TSTM WND DMG KNOXVILLE 35.97N 83.95W
06/11/2009 KNOX TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
314 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009
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0220 PM TSTM WND DMG LUTTRELL 36.21N 83.74W
06/11/2009 UNION TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
317 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009
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0255 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 ENE TAZEWELL 36.49N 83.48W
06/11/2009 CLAIBORNE TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
328 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009
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0310 PM TSTM WND GST BYBEE 36.04N 83.18W
06/11/2009 E60.00 MPH COCKE TN AMATEUR RADIO
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
347 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009
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0340 PM TSTM WND DMG BEAN STATION 36.34N 83.28W
06/11/2009 GRAINGER TN AMATEUR RADIO
ONE TREE DOWN AND DAMAGE TO METAL STORAGE BUILDING.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
406 PM EDT THU JUN 11 2009
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0315 PM TSTM WND DMG NEWPORT 35.96N 83.19W
06/11/2009 COCKE TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
&&The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:19 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement officials reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds countywide.
Law enforcement officials reported one tree downed by thunderstorm winds in Pound.
The utility company personnel reported one tree downed by thunderstorm winds in Appalachia.
Law enforcement officials reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds countywide.
Law enforcement officials reported several trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Lebanon.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, June 2009
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: 173728, 173729, 173731, 173732, 173733.