A boundary across the area triggered severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. Most of the reports were for wind damage but hail as large as a quarter was also reported.
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The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
A boundary across the area triggered severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. Most of the reports were for wind damage but hail as large as a quarter was also reported.
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 5, 1:51 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 251 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT AND MONDAY)... ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS SEVERE WEATHER PARAMETERS SUGGEST THAT THE THREAT OF SEVERE WILL CONTINUE TO RISE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS ON THE EASTERN EDGES OF WATCH 430. DEVELOPMENT OF STORMS TO THE EAST OF ONGOING CONVECTION IS EXPECTED GIVEN THE ABUNDANT INSTABILITY THAT IS OVER THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND INCREASING LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE SHOWN BY THE RUC. INVERTED-V PROFILE OF RUC SOUNDINGS INDICATE DOWNBURST WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. THOUGH CAPE IS PLENTIFUL THE FREEZING LEVEL IS QUITE HIGH...WHICH SHOULD LIMIT HAIL SIZE. STORMS SHOULD WEAKEN QUICKLY WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. WILL INCLUDE A LATE AFTERNOON PERIOD IN THE FORECAST TO COVER THE STORMS. AN MCV FROM ONGOING CONVECTION WILL CROSS THE AREA IN THE EVENING...SO WILL KEEP A CHANCE POP GOING AFTER 00Z. THE MID-UPPER RIDGE BECOMES MORE PROGRESSIVE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...BUILDING BACK OVER THE REGION. DRY AND UNSEASONABLY HOT CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE UNDER THE RIDGE TOMORROW. RECORD HIGHS OF 93 AT TRI...98 AND TYS AND CHA...LOOK TO BE SAFE TOMORROW BY A COUPLE DEGREES. WENT WITH LOW TEMPS TONIGHT ABOVE GFS MOS AS IT HAS BEEN MUCH TOO COOL LATELY. .LONG TERM (MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)... ALTHOUGH RIDGE REBUILDS ACROSS REGION SHORTWAVE ACTIVITY STILL MOVING SOUTHEAST FROM GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY INTO MID ATLANTIC TUESDAY. EXPECT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND SW NC WHERE TOPOGRAPHY WILL ENHANCE LIFT DURING PEAK HEATING HOURS. MOSTLY DRY TUESDAY NIGHT AND FORECAST ABOUT THE SAME WEDNESDAY. A LITTLE DRIER AIR WILL WORK IN BEHIND DISSIPATING BOUNDARY MONDAY NIGHT SO LOWS UPPER 50S NORTH TO MID AND UPPER 60S SOUTH. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY A PERSISTENT FORECAST FOR HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S AND LOWS IN THE 60S TO NEAR 70 SOUTHERN VALLEY. THURSDAY RIDGE BEGINS TO WEAKEN WITH MOISTURE INCREASING ADDED POPS TO ALL AREAS WITH CHANCE POP MOUNTAINS. FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY FLATTENED OR WEAKENED RIDGE ALLOWS SEVERAL SHORTWAVES TO MOVE THROUGH WITH CHANCE POPS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER DUE TO MORE CLOUDS AND RAINFALL. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 70 96 67 95 68 / 30 0 0 10 10 KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 68 93 64 93 66 / 30 0 0 10 10 OAK RIDGE, TN 68 93 63 94 65 / 30 0 0 10 10 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 61 90 56 90 61 / 20 0 0 10 10 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && DGS/TD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 344 AM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-060900- 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- 344 AM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011 /244 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL HELP TO TRIGGER SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED SOMETIME TODAY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:55 UTC.
13 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind in and around Brittsbill Road in the Georgetown Community. A home on Brittsbill Road was also damaged by the wind.
A trained spotter reported thunderstorms produced nickle-size hail on Morgan Road near Hopewell.
Law enforcement personnel reported thunderstorms produced quarter-size hail 7 miles northeast of Cleveland on and around Walker Valley Road.
Law enforcement personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind along the Bradley and Polk county line.
Emergency manager personnel reported trees downed by thunderstorm wind countywide. Wind also damaged homes in Pikeville.
Law enforcement personnel reported a large tree downed by thunderstorm wind on powerlines southwest of Benton in the Old Fort Community.
A trained spotter reported an estimated 70 mph (61 kt) wind gust on Highway 30 in the Old Georgetown area near Decatur. Many tree limbs downed by thunderstorm wind on the highway.
A trained spotter reported several homes damaged by thunderstorm wind on County Route 100 west of Athens. Numerous trees were also downed by the wind.
Law enforcement personnel reported a few trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm wind countywide.
Highway department personnel reported a few trees downed by thunderstorm wind between Madisonville and Telico Plains.
Law enforcement personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind in Jonesborough.
Law enforcement personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind near Erwin.
Highway department personnel reported a few trees downed by thunderstorm wind near Telico Plains.
Law enforcement personnel reported a tree downed on a car by thunderstorm wind in Johnson City.
Law enforcement personnel reported several trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm wind in Johnson City.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, June 2011
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: 310627, 310630, 310632, 310635, 310623, 310636, 310649, 310683, 310686, 310688, 310689, 310692, 310693, 310695, 310697.