A boundary across southwest North Carolina triggered a few thunderstorms during the evening hours. One of the storms produced a damaging thunderstorm wind downing mainly trees.
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A boundary across southwest North Carolina triggered a few thunderstorms during the evening hours. One of the storms produced a damaging thunderstorm wind downing mainly trees.
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, 3:30 PM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 430 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND THURSDAY)...A MOIST AIR MASS WILL BE BUILDING OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...WITH SEVERAL VORT MAXES MOVING THROUGH A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE REGION. WITH A LACK OF SYNOPTIC SCALE FORCING MECHANISMS...THESE DISTURBANCES WILL BE THE MAIN FACTORS IN INITIATING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...AND UNFORTUNATELY THE MODELS ARE NOT IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THEIR TIMING. GENERALLY...THE BEST PRECIP CHANCES APPEAR TO BE IN SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA AS THE DISTURBANCES TRACK TO THE NE...AND A SE 850 MB FLOW SUPPLIES LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT IT APPEARS THAT RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AS THE MIDLEVEL TROUGH AXIS GETS A LITTLE CLOSER. WILL HAVE CHANCE TO LIKELY POPS IN THE MORNING...RISING TO LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL IN THE AFTERNOON. SEVERE THREAT LOOKS LOW THROUGH THE PERIOD...BUT SLOW MOVING OR TRAINING STORMS COULD PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IN THE PLATEAU BOTH THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW. .LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...WILL BE IN A RATHER UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE EXTENDED. THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING THROUGH THE AREA AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHWARD JUST EAST OF THE MRX CWA WILL GENERATES LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL POPS. WILL BE BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS ON SUNDAY. FOR THE REST OF THE EXTENDED...MODELS TRENDING TOWARDS KEEP THE STATIONARY BOUNDARY TO OUR NORTH ALONG THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. THIS COMBINED WITH DIURNAL HEATING SHOULD PROVIDE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM EACH DAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 68 80 67 83 64 / 60 70 70 60 40 KNOXVILLE AIRPORT, TN 67 81 65 81 62 / 50 70 70 70 50 OAK RIDGE, TN 67 79 65 80 62 / 60 80 70 70 50 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 64 80 62 78 59 / 40 80 80 80 70 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && DGS/MJB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 355 AM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-060800- 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- 355 AM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 /255 AM CDT WED JUN 5 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... THERE MAY BE SOME BRIEF ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION LATER THIS WEEK...AS TROPICAL MOISTURE MOVES NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. AS A RESULT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THIS AFTERNOON...THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD FOR LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 459 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 TNZ016-017-042-044-052145- HAWKINS TN-NORTHWEST GREENE TN-SULLIVAN TN-WASHINGTON TN- 459 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GREENE...EASTERN HAWKINS... WASHINGTON AND WESTERN SULLIVAN COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 459 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES WEST OF GRAY...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINGSPORT...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...KINGSPORT...FALL BRANCH...SULLIVAN GARDENS...CHURCH HILL...MOUNT CARMEL AND BLOOMINGDALE. AMP.23
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
509 PM EDT WED JUN 05 2013
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0245 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SE SWEETWATER 35.56N 84.42W
06/05/2013 MONROE TN 911 CALL CENTER
A FEW TREES DOWN ACROSS NORTHEN END OF COUNTY
&&SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 512 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 TNZ071>074-087-052200- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-NORTH SEVIER TN-NW BLOUNT TN-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-SOUTHEAST MONROE TN- 512 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOUNT...SEVIER AND MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 512 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARYVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...MARYVILLE...ALCOA... SEVIERVILLE...EAGLETON VILLAGE...CADES COVE...TOWNSEND...WALLAND... WILDWOOD...ELKMONT...SEYMOUR...WEARS VALLEY AND MCMAHAN. AMP.23
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
516 PM EDT WED JUN 05 2013
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0430 PM HAIL 4 NE JEFFERSON CITY 36.16N 83.44W
06/05/2013 E1.00 INCH HAMBLEN TN PUBLIC
ONE INCH HAIL IN TALBOTT
&&SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 555 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 TNZ070-073-052245- JEFFERSON TN-NORTH SEVIER TN- 555 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SEVIER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT... AT 548 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SEVIERVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 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...JEFFERSON CITY... DANDRIDGE...PIEDMONT...HARRISBURG...BIRD CROSSING AND CHESTNUT HILL. 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 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 556 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 TNZ014-015-VAZ001-052245- CLAIBORNE TN-HANCOCK TN-LEE VA- 556 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LEE...HANCOCK AND CLAIBORNE COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT... AT 550 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF TAZEWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...SNEEDVILLE... JONESVILLE...TREADWAY...EVANSTON...EWING...ROSE HILL...KYLES FORD AND PATTONSVILLE. 17
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:13 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Dispatch personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind across the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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