A thunderstorm complex developed along a boundary and tracked across southwest Virginia bringing several thunderstorm wind damage reports. Three small tornadoes also developed.
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The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
A thunderstorm complex developed along a boundary and tracked across southwest Virginia bringing several thunderstorm wind damage reports. Three small tornadoes also developed.
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 16, 5:09 PM EST, 21 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 609 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 .DISCUSSION...UPDATED FORECAST TO ADD SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF EAST TN AND SW VA. LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS EXTENDED FROM CLAIBORNE COUNTY SOUTHWEST TO NEAR SPRING CITY IN RHEA COUNTY AND WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST THIS EVENING. WILL LIKELY UPDATE IN A FEW HOURS TO REMOVE COUNTIES FROM PREVIOUS WATCH IN THE NW COUNTIES AS LINE MOVES EAST. && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && TD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 440 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 TNZ012>015-035>038-067>069-081>084-098-099-162145- SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION- GRAINGER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MARION- HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE... RUTLEDGE...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA 440 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009 /340 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009/ ...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS WILL MOVE INTO EAST TENNESSEE EARLY THIS EVENING... A SOLID LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU SHORTLY AFTER 5 PM EDT (4 PM CDT). THE LINE IS MOVING EAST NEAR 45 MPH. THE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS A WIDESPREAD AREA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD INTO THE EAST TENNESSEE VALLEY...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EVENTUALLY INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE LATER THIS EVENING. THE LINE WILL BE NEAR THE KNOXVILLE AREA AROUND 7 PM EDT.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
554 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009
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..REMARKS..
0530 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW HUNTSVILLE 36.44N 84.53W
06/16/2009 SCOTT TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN HELENWOOD. REPORTED BY DISPATCH
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FEF/JCGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
608 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0445 PM TSTM WND GST WATAUGA 36.37N 82.29W
06/15/2009 E0.00 MPH CARTER TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
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FEF/JCGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
615 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
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0602 PM TSTM WND DMG 11 W SUNBRIGHT 36.24N 84.87W
06/16/2009 MORGAN TN TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN. REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
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FEF/JCGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
626 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009
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0602 PM TSTM WND DMG ELK VALLEY 36.48N 84.25W
06/16/2009 CAMPBELL TN AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 297 IN THE ELK VALLEY
AREA. REPORTED BY DISPATCH.
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FEF/JCGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
627 PM EDT TUE JUN 16 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0602 PM TSTM WND DMG ELK VALLEY 36.48N 84.25W
06/16/2009 CAMPBELL TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 297 IN THE ELK VALLEY
AREA. REPORTED BY DISPATCH.
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FEF/JCGThe Knoxville radar (KMRX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:31 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Amateur radio operators reported several trees downed by thunderstorm winds in the Sandy Ridge area. A cabin was also damaged by the falling trees.
An EF0 tornado touched down briefly in Jonesville with a 20 yard path width and path length of a tenth of a mile. The tornado produced maximum wind speeds at 65 mph. A few trees were downed due to the tornado.
Law enforcement personnel reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Appalachia.
Law enforcement personnel reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Big Stone Gap.
Law enforcement personnel reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds across the northern half of the county.
An EF0 tornado touched down briefly south of Castlewood with a 20 yard path width and path length of two-tenths of a mile. The tornado produced maximum wind speeds at 70 mph. A few trees were downed due to the tornado.
Law enforcement personnel reported two trees downed by thunderstorm winds southeast of Castlewood.
Law enforcement personnel reported a few trees downed by thunderstorm winds countywide.
Law enforcement personnel reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds in and around Lebanon and as far away as Honaker and Blackford.
An EF0 tornado touched down briefly 3 miles southeast of Abingdon with a 20 yard path width and path length of a tenth of a mile. The tornado produced maximum wind speeds at 70 mph. A few trees were downed due to the tornado.
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