A boundary lingering across the area triggered scattered afternoon and evening severe thunderstorms during the heat of the day.
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The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
A boundary lingering across the area triggered scattered afternoon and evening severe thunderstorms during the heat of the 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 14, 1:24 PM EST, 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 224 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2010 .SHORT TERM (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...LARGE UPPER RIDGE STAYS IN PLACE. SERIES OF SHORT WAVES COME OVER THE TOP AD NAUSEUM. SEEMS LIKE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS. EXTREMELY HIGH SFC RH AND MODERATE INSTABILITY GIVE FUEL TO THE MIX. TRIGGER SEEMS TO WARMTH HITTING CONVECIVE TEMPS. GIVEN THAT NEAREST SFC FRONT FOR FOCUS IS WELL TO THE NORTH NEAR THE GREAT LAKES, EXPECT THAT AFTER SUNSET CONVECTION SHOULD DROP OFF GRADUALLY. NAM12 SOUNDINGS DON'T SHOW MUCH IN THE WAY OF MINIMAL DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS AND AM EXPECTING SOME RESIDUAL CLOUDINESS OVERNIGHT. WILL NOT ADD FOG TO WEATHER OVERNIGHT, AS IT WILL BE PATCHY AT BEST, OCCURRING MAINLY AREAS WHICH RECEIVE HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY AND TONIGHT. .LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)...A SHORT-WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND THE NORTHEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WAVE WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH EMPHASIS TO MOVE A WEAK BOUNDARY INTO THE FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY-WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH DRIER AIR. WILL CONTINUE WITH ONLY SLIGHT POPS FOR MAINLY THE HIGHER TERRAIN. SURFACE RIDING WILL PULL EAST FOR SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY WITH RETURN OF DEEPER MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY. FORCING WILL STILL BE LIMITED TO THE TERRAIN FEATURES...SO SLIGHT POPS FOR THE VALLEY AND CHANCE FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN. UPPER RIDING FOR FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES VERY WARM THROUGH THE PERIOD AND WILL FOLLOW MEX MOS CLOSELY...BUT MAY GO A LITTLE HIGHER AT THE END OF THE EXTENDED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 72 94 71 92 70 / 40 40 20 40 20 KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 71 93 72 90 67 / 40 40 20 40 20 OAK RIDGE, TN 72 92 71 91 66 / 40 40 20 40 20 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 69 91 67 89 62 / 50 40 30 40 20 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && BB/DH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 530 AM EDT MON JUN 14 2010 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-151000- 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- 530 AM EDT (430 AM CDT) MON JUN 14 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HOT AND VERY HUMID AIR MASS WILL HELP TO TRIGGER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...WITH A FEW ISOLATED STORMS POSSIBLY BECOMING STRONG TO SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEK...WITH A FEW ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE EACH DAY. THE MAIN THREATS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED DUE TO THE ISOLATED NATURE OF THE EXPECTED SEVERE THREAT. DMG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1243 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2010 VAZ001-002-005-006-141745- LEE VA-RUSSELL VA-SCOTT VA-WISE VA- 1243 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WISE...RUSSELL...CITY OF NORTON...LEE AND SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM EDT... AT 1242 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 27 MILES NORTH OF JOHN FLANNAGAN LAKE TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF FLEMING-NEON TO 8 MILES NORTH OF BEVERLY...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...WISE...NORTON...BIG STONE GAP...PENNINGTON GAP...POUND...PARDEE...APPALACHIA...ST. CHARLES...COEBURN...DRYDEN AND JASPER. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. DH
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
132 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 PM TSTM WND DMG POUND 37.12N 82.61W
06/14/2010 WISE VA LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN POUND. REPORTED BY DISPATCH
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GRCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
216 PM EDT MON JUN 14 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM TSTM WND DMG LEBANON 36.90N 82.08W
06/14/2010 RUSSELL VA LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS ROAD IN LEBANON.
REPORTED BY DISPATCH.
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GRCThe Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:31 UTC.
12 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement personnel reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds in and around Cleveland.
Law enforcement personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Mountain City.
Highway department personnel reported 2 trees downed by thunderstorm winds northeast of Rogersville.
A trained spotter reported 2 trees downed by thunderstorm winds in La Follette.
Utility company personnel reported 3 trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds in and around Louisville.
Law enforcement personnel reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Rutledge.
Amateur radio personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Knoxville.
Law enforcement personnel reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds north of Knoxville.
Law enforcement personnel reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Dandridge.
Law enforcement personnel reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Dandridge.
Law enforcement personnel reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Newport.
Law enforcement personnel reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Parrottsville.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, June 2010
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: 230242, 230244, 230247, 230256, 230269, 230272, 230275, 230278, 230281, 230282, 230283, 230285.