Flash Flood, Lee
- When
- April 3, 5:30 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lee County, 1.31 mi WNW of Jonesville to 0.75 mi W of Jonesville
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 36.690, -83.120
Cunningham Street was closed due to high water.
Flash Flood in Virginia, April 3, 2012
Isolated thunderstorms produced flash flooding on the 3rd.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Isolated thunderstorms produced flash flooding on the 3rd.
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 Apr 3, 2:03 PM EST, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 2:03 PM EST, 3 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 303 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY)... MUCH MORE CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON THAN HAD YESTERDAY...THUS CHANCES OF PRECIP IN CHANCE CATEGORY THIS EVENING. MODELS AND HPC SUGGEST MCS WILL DEVELOP AND PROVIDE HIGH CHANCES OF RAIN DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY ESPECIALLY NORTH...SO WILL GO WITH LIKELY POPS NORTH AND GOOD CHC POPS SOUTH. THE WEAK RIDGE OVER THE AREA IS BREAKING DOWN...NW FLOW REPLACED BY WEAK W FLOW ALOFT. WE WILL BE TRANSITIONING TO A WETTER REGIME FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS UPPER LOW OVER THE WESTERN US ROLLS EASTWARD AND INTERACTS WITH A FRONT THAT IS NOW NEAR THE GREAT LAKES. FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH INTO KY DURING WEDNESDAY AND WILL CONTINUE ITS SOUTHWARD PUSH INTO THE EARLY EXTENDED PERIOD. .LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)... A COLD FRONT WILL BE POSITIONED NEAR THE NORTHERN EXTREMITIES OF THE CWA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA AS A CLOSED UPPER LOW TRACKS FROM THE OZARKS TO THE CAROLINAS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGHEST POPS WILL TRANSITION FROM NORTHERN AREAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO SOUTHERN AREAS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE NEAR THE BOUNDARY ALONG WITH GOOD UPPER DIVERGENCE AND FALLING 500 MB HEIGHTS WILL PROVIDE LIFT FOR LIKELY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CHANCE POPS CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AS THE CLOSED LOW WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE SRN APPALACHIANS...THEN TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS IT NEARS THE COAST. WHILE A THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT THURSDAY...INSTABILITY LOOKS PRETTY LIMITED WITH DENSE CLOUD COVER THROUGH THE DAY...AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR LOOKS WEAK. A DEEP RIDGE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...PROVIDING MILD TEMPS AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. BY MONDAY A DEEP CYCLONIC CIRCULATION BECOMES POSITIONED OVER ONTARIO...WITH A STRONG JET ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA AROUND MONDAY...WITH A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS BUILDING IN FOR TUESDAY. FROPA LOOKS DRY ON MONDAY WITH A DEEP NW FLOW PRECEDING THE FRONT. AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE POTENTIAL FOR A LATE SEASON FROST OR FREEZE NEXT WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 62 82 61 75 53 / 30 40 40 70 70 KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 60 79 59 72 51 / 30 60 50 70 60 OAK RIDGE, TN 60 80 59 72 51 / 30 60 50 70 60 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 54 77 54 66 46 / 40 70 60 60 40 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && GC/DGS
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 4:26 AM EST, 13 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 526 AM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-040930- 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- 526 AM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 /426 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... FRONTAL BOUNDARIES WILL LINGER IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EACH DAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE EACH DAY...BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING THIS WEEK. SON/TD
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 3, 4:09 PM EST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
509 PM EDT TUE APR 03 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0444 PM HAIL 4 WNW HAPPY VALLEY 35.63N 84.02W
04/03/2012 E1.00 INCH BLOUNT TN PUBLIC
&&Special weather statement, Apr 3, 4:09 PM EST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 509 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 TNZ045-032200- UNICOI TN- 509 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR UNICOI COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 503 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES WEST OF RAMSEYTOWN...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ERWIN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE.... 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. MJB
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 4:37 PM EST, 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 537 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 TNZ042-043-032215- NORTHWEST GREENE TN-SOUTHEAST GREENE TN- 537 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GREENE COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM EDT... AT 531 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF GREENEVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...CHUCKY AND CAMP CREEK. 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. MJB
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 4:43 PM EST, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 543 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 NCZ060-TNZ087-032230- CHEROKEE NC-SOUTHEAST MONROE TN- 543 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MONROE AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT... AT 539 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF MURPHY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...MURPHY AND MARBLE. 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. MJB
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 4:56 PM EST, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 556 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 TNZ041-073-074-032245- COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-NORTH SEVIER TN-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN- 556 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SEVIER AND COCKE COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT... AT 552 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SEVIERVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...GATLINBURG... HARRISBURG...PITTMAN CENTER AND COSBY. 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. MJB
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 5:04 PM EST, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 604 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 TNZ042-044-045-047-032245- NORTHWEST GREENE TN-SOUTHEAST CARTER TN-UNICOI TN-WASHINGTON TN- 604 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME EASTERN GREENE...SOUTHERN CARTER...WASHINGTON AND UNICOI COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT... AT 600 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES EAST OF TUSCULUM...OR 11 MILES WEST OF ERWIN...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ERWIN...BANNER HILL...ROCKY FORK...EMBREEVILLE...UNICOI AND LIMESTONE COVE. 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. MJB
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:30 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 3, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, April 3, 2012
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, April 3, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 3 to 5, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Louisiana, April 3 to 5, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, April 3 to 4, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Arkansas, April 3, 2012
- Hail in Texas, April 3 to 4, 2012
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 3 to 4, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 3, 2012
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, April 3, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 3, 2012
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, April 2012
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: 374003.