Tennessee, 2010

Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, June 11, 2010

June 11, 2010 · NWS MRX · 10 events in 3 counties and zones

An old frontal boundary located across the area triggered isolated severe thunderstorms across east Tennessee during the afternoon hours. Slow moving storms also produced flooding.

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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$47,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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.

An old frontal boundary located across the area triggered isolated severe thunderstorms across east Tennessee during the afternoon hours. Slow moving storms also produced flooding.

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 Jun 10, 6:12 PM EST, 19 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 6:12 PM EST, 19 hours 3 minutes before
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The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 114 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:16 UTC.

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Event by event

8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When
June 11, 1:15 PM EST to 1:30 PM EST
Where
Morgan County, Sunbright
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
36.250, -84.670

Highway department personnel reported several trees and large limbs downed by thunderstorm winds near Sunbright.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When
June 11, 1:20 PM EST to 1:22 PM EST
Where
Morgan County, 0.69 mi S of Sunbright
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
36.240, -84.670

Law enforcement personnel reported 1 large tree downed by thunderstorm winds in Sunbright.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rhea

When
June 11, 1:45 PM EST to 1:47 PM EST
Where
Rhea County, Dayton
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
35.480, -85.020

Law enforcement personnel reported 1 large tree downed by thunderstorm winds in Dayton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rhea

When
June 11, 1:50 PM EST to 1:55 PM EST
Where
Rhea County, 3 mi NW of Dayton
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
35.511, -85.058

Law enforcement personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm winds in the Kiuka area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rhea

When
June 11, 2:05 PM EST to 2:10 PM EST
Where
Rhea County, Dayton
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
35.480, -85.020

Law enforcement personnel reported a power pole snapped and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds in Dayton.

Hail, Rhea

When
June 11, 2:30 PM EST to 2:32 PM EST
Where
Rhea County, 0.69 mi S of Morgan Spgs
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
35.560, -85.100

The public reported thunderstorms produced nickel to golfball-size hail on Liberty Hill Road northwest of Dayton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rhea

When
June 11, 2:30 PM EST to 2:35 PM EST
Where
Rhea County, 0.69 mi S of Morgan Spgs
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
35.560, -85.100

The public reported several trees downed by thunderstorm winds on Liberty Hill Road northwest of Dayton.

Flash Flood, Rhea

When
June 11, 2:30 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
Where
Rhea County, 7 mi NW of Dayton
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
35.552, -85.108

The public reported an estimated 6 to 7 inches of rain fell from thunderstorms in a 1 1/2 hour period off of Liberty Hill Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rhea

When
June 11, 2:45 PM EST to 2:50 PM EST
Where
Rhea County, Evensville
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
35.570, -84.950

Law enforcement personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Evensville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Meigs

When
June 11, 3:30 PM EST to 3:35 PM EST
Where
Meigs County, Decatur
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$8,000
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
35.520, -84.800

Highway department personnel reported 5 trees downed by thunderstorm winds near Decatur.

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.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 229852, 229836, 229838, 229840, 229842, 229847, 229848, 241588, 229849, 229850.