A cold front tracked through the area triggering isolated severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours.
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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 cold front tracked through the area triggering isolated severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours.
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 28, 1:40 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 240 PM EDT MON JUN 28 2010 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT AND TUESDAY)...A VERY WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WITH MODEL CAPE NEAR 3000 J/KG. THERMODYNAMICS IS FAVORABLE TO PRODUCE DAMAGING DOWNBURSTS WINDS DUE TO DRY MID-LEVELS PRODUCING MDPI WELL OVER 1 AND DELTA K VALUES 30+. I AM ALSO CONCERNED WITH LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON-EVENING AS PWS ARE 1.8...DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER AND MID 70S...AND POTENTIAL OF TRAINING OF CELLS ALONG THE INCOMING OUTFLOW BOUNDARY OVER KENTUCKY-SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA-NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. WILL WATCH FOR DEVELOPMENT OF STORMS FOR POTENTIAL FLASH FLOOD WATCH. AT THIS TIME...DO NOT PLAN TO ISSUE...BUT WILL MONITOR. FOR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FORECAST AREA KEEPING CHANCES OF CONVECTION...WITH HIGHS POPS OVER THE SOUTH AND EAST WHERE INSTABILITY THE BEST. .LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)...MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN DECENT AGREEMENT FOR THE OVERALL PATTERN DURING THE LONG TERM...WITH A EASTERN US TROUGH SETTING UP AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH AND THEN NORTHEAST. MAY STILL BE SOME CONVECTION ALL BUT FAR NORTH AND NORTHWEST ZONES TUE NIGHT WITH EXITING COLD FRONT...AND FRONT MAY STILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO FAR SOUTH ZONES FOR SOME CONVECTION ON WED. WILL CARRY SLIGHT CHANCE TO LOW CHANCE POPS FOR THIS. OTHERWISE...SHOULD BE COOLER AND MAINLY DRY FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD. SOME DISAGREEMENT AMONG MODELS AND RUN TO RUN ABOUT HOW FAST MOISTURE RETURNS...AS DIFFERENCES EXIST IN HANDLING REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ALEX. 06Z GFS BROUGHT MOISTURE BACK IN MUCH MORE QUICKLY THAN THE ECMWF...BUT 12Z GFS HAS BACKED OFF OF THIS IDEA. FOR NOW WILL KEEP THINGS DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THEN INTRODUCE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR MONDAY. HOWEVER...UNCERTAINTY IS FAIRLY HIGH FOR LATTER PERIODS. GFS MOS TEMPS GENERALLY LOOK REASONABLE...SO WILL NOT STRAY FAR. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 73 91 71 88 66 / 60 60 30 20 10 KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 71 90 69 85 62 / 60 40 20 10 10 OAK RIDGE, TN 71 90 68 86 62 / 50 40 20 10 10 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 68 88 66 82 54 / 50 30 10 10 10 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && DH/LDW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 427 AM EDT MON JUN 28 2010 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-290830- 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- 427 AM EDT MON JUN 28 2010 /327 AM CDT MON JUN 28 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD TODAY...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH...AND WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER IN AND NEAR THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE INTO SOUTHWEST PARTS OF NORTH CAROLINA. ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS COULD DEVELOP...MAINLY DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY. GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK...AS DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ALEX ARE NOT EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS REGION DURING THIS PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1230 PM EDT MON JUN 28 2010 TNZ017-018-046-VAZ005-008-281730- JOHNSON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER TN-SCOTT VA-SULLIVAN TN-WASHINGTON VA- 1230 PM EDT MON JUN 28 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME NORTHERN CARTER... WASHINGTON...EXTREME EASTERN SCOTT...CITY OF BRISTOL...JOHNSON AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM EDT... AT 1225 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BRISTOL TN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BRISTOL VA...MOUNTAIN CITY...SOUTH HOLSTON DAM...SADIE...HARR...SHADY VALLEY...NEVA... LAUREL BLOOMERY AND TRADE. 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
318 PM EDT MON JUN 28 2010
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0125 PM TSTM WND DMG HAYESVILLE 35.05N 83.82W
06/25/2010 CLAY NC UTILITY COMPANY
ONE TREE AND POWERLINES DOWN IN HAYESVILLE. REPORTED BY
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN EMC.
0130 PM TSTM WND DMG TUSQUITEE 35.08N 83.77W
06/25/2010 CLAY NC UTILITY COMPANY
ONE TREE AND POWERLINES DOWN IN TUSQUITEE. REPORTED BY
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN EMC.
0140 PM TSTM WND DMG SHOOTING CREEK 35.03N 83.65W
06/25/2010 CLAY NC UTILITY COMPANY
ONE TREE AND POWERLINES DOWN IN SHOOTING CREEK. REPORTED
BY BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN EMC.
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FERRELLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 332 PM EDT MON JUN 28 2010 VAZ002-005-006-008-282030- RUSSELL VA-SCOTT VA-WASHINGTON VA-WISE VA- 332 PM EDT MON JUN 28 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WISE...RUSSELL...CITY OF NORTON...WASHINGTON AND SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 330 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WISE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...NORTON...WISE... LEBANON...CLEVELAND...COEBURN...DUNGANNON...ST. PAUL...CASTLEWOOD... COLLINGWOOD...HANSONVILLE...HILANDER PARK...HOLSTON...HONAKER...DYE AND ROSEDALE. 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
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:28 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement personnel reported a few trees downed by thunderstorm winds along the Guest River in Norton.
Law enforcement personnel reported 1 tree downed by thunderstorm winds on Hill Station Road in Gate City.
Law enforcement personnel reported 1 tree downed by thunderstorm winds on Valley Creek Road in Nickelsville.
Broadcast media personnel reported 3 to 4 trees downed by thunderstorm winds in the western part of the county west of Abingdon.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, 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: 230739, 230741, 230742, 230747.