Thunderstorm Wind, Russell
- When
- May 10, 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Russell County, Lebanon
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.900, -82.080
Trees and power lines were reported down across the county.
Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 10 to 11, 2011
Repeat convection became severe along a warm front extending across Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee during the late evening hours. Convection became organized along the boundary transitioning into an mesoscale convective system which moved across Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Repeat convection became severe along a warm front extending across Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee during the late evening hours. Convection became organized along the boundary transitioning into an mesoscale convective system which moved across Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee.
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 May 10, 7:11 PM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 10, 7:11 PM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 811 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 .DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED MAINLY NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING EAST OF A WEAK WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THE AIRMASS IS STILL VERY UNSTABLE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA BUT NAM12 SHOWS CAP MAY BE STRENGTHENING THIS EVENING. UPDATED FORECAST BUT DID NOT CHANGE POPS. WILL LIKELY NEED ANOTHER UPDATE TO LOWER POPS NE LATER THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES STILL VERY WARM SOUTHWEST. HIGH CLOUD SHIELD FROM MCS ACTIVITY TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST HAS LOWERED TEMPERATURES OVER NE TN AND SW VA. UPDATE ALREADY SENT. && .AVIATION...CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS NW TO SE ORIENTED QUASI- STATIONARY FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST VA AND NORTHEAST TN...WITH A SUMMER-LIKE AIR MASS OVER AREA. HIGH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S OVER MOST OF EAST TN. UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FORECAST AREA...HOWEVER CONVECTION MOSTLY ALONG BOUNDARY NEAR TRI THIS EVENING. STILL HAVE VCTS FOR KTRI NEXT FEW HOURS. MVFR VISIBILITIES DUE TO FOG DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT TOWARDS SUNRISE AT ALL TAF SITES. && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && TD
Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 9:45 AM EST, 11 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1045 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-111000- 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- 1045 AM EDT (945 AM CDT) TUE MAY 10 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE TODAY...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND VERY LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL (OR EVEN LARGER). IN ADDITION...AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST EACH DAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. THE GREATEST COVERAGE SHOULD BE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. GIVEN THE TIME OF THE YEAR...A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS COULD OCCUR WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DMG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 10, 8:20 PM EST, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 920 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 VAZ002-006-110145- RUSSELL VA-WISE VA- 920 PM EDT TUE MAY 10 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CITY OF NORTON...WISE AND RUSSELL COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM EDT... AT 916 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GRUNDY TO 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF WHITESBURG...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF WISE AND RUSSELL COUNTIES BETWEEN 930 PM AND 945 PM. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EASTERN KENTUCKY. HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. DGS
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:01 UTC.
Event by event
10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bristol (C)
- When
- May 10, 9:10 PM EST
- Where
- Bristol (C) County, 3.92 mi ENE of Bristol
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.630, -82.140
Two trees were reported down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wise
- When
- May 10, 9:10 PM EST
- Where
- Wise County, 1.1 mi E of Stephens
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.980, -82.580
Several trees were reported down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wise
- When
- May 10, 9:25 PM EST
- Where
- Wise County, 0.69 mi S of Big Stone Gap
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.860, -82.780
Several trees were reported down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- May 10, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Scott County, 0.55 mi E of Weber City
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.620, -82.560
Several trees were reported down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- May 10, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Scott County, 0.69 mi N of Gate City
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.640, -82.580
Several trees were reported down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- May 10, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Scott County, Hilton
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.650, -82.470
Several trees were reported down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- May 10, 9:45 PM EST
- Where
- Lee County, 2.82 mi SSW of Olinger
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.780, -82.880
One tree was reported down in Olinger.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wise
- When
- May 10, 9:45 PM EST
- Where
- Wise County, 0.69 mi S of Big Stone Gap
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.860, -82.780
Several trees were reported down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bristol (C)
- When
- May 11, 3:10 AM EST
- Where
- Bristol (C) County, 1.8 mi ENE of Bristol
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.610, -82.170
Several trees were reported down on Oakwood Street and Pine Hill Road.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 10 to 11, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, May 10 to 12, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, May 10 to 11, 2011
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, May 10, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, May 10 to 11, 2011
- Hail in South Carolina, May 10, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, May 10 to 11, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 10 to 11, 2011
- Hail in Ohio, May 10, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 10, 2011
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, May 10, 2011
- Hail in North Carolina, May 10, 2011
More
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 298750, 298752, 298754, 298756, 298757, 298758, 298759, 298760, 298762, 298765.