Hail, Sullivan
- When
- May 22, 1:50 PM EST
- Where
- Sullivan County, 1.67 mi W of Vance
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.520, -82.250
Quarter size hail was reported in Piney Flats.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 22, 2013
Severe thunderstorms formed along an outflow boundary across the Mid South and moved into the Southern Appalachians during the afternoon and early evening. The result of the early Spring event was mostly wind damage along with some small hail.
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
- 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.
Severe thunderstorms formed along an outflow boundary across the Mid South and moved into the Southern Appalachians during the afternoon and early evening. The result of the early Spring event was mostly wind damage along with some small hail.
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 22, 12:35 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 22, 12:35 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 135 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 .AVIATION... CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE MS RIVER VALLEY...WITH AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY OVER THE FORECAST AREA FROM LAST NIGHT'S CONVECTION OVER MIDDLE TN. A MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS IS PROGGED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH SWINGS EASTWARD ACROSS THE TN RIVER VALLEY. AS A RESULT...SCATTERED CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...BUT TIMING THE EXACT OCCURRENCE AT THE TAF SITES WILL REMAIN PROBLEMATIC. THUS... WILL JUST MENTION VCTS AT THE TAF SITES UNTIL EARLY EVENING. FOG SHOULD DEVELOP AGAIN LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT WILL ONLY MENTION MVFR VISIBILITIES AT KTRI SINCE CLOUDS MAY LIMIT THE EXTENT OF THIS FOG. WINDS SHOULD INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE ON THURSDAY...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TAF SITES. && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && DMG
Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 9:10 AM EST, 4 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1010 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-231000- 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- 1010 AM EDT (910 AM CDT) WED MAY 22 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL GENERATE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. IN ADDITION...AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG...PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DMG
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 22, 10:55 AM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1155 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL 36.52N 84.67W
05/21/2013 SCOTT TN 911 CALL CENTER
FEW TREES DOWN
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 SW HUNTSVILLE 36.35N 84.56W
05/21/2013 SCOTT TN 911 CALL CENTER
FEW TREES DOWN IN ROBBINS
0600 PM TSTM WND DMG HAPPY VALLEY 35.61N 83.96W
05/21/2013 BLOUNT TN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWNED IN HAPPY VALLEY. REPORTED BY
DISPATCH.
0600 PM TSTM WND DMG GREENEVILLE 36.17N 82.82W
05/21/2013 GREENE TN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG SEVIERVILLE 35.89N 83.58W
05/21/2013 SEVIER TN DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
FEW TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG MARYVILLE 35.75N 83.97W
05/21/2013 BLOUNT TN 911 CALL CENTER
COUPLE TREES DOWN.
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG DANDRIDGE 36.02N 83.42W
05/21/2013 JEFFERSON TN 911 CALL CENTER
MANY TREES DOWNED COUNTY-WIDE MAINLY NEAR DANDRIDGE.
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG MORRISTOWN 36.21N 83.30W
05/21/2013 HAMBLEN TN 911 CALL CENTER
12 TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG JEFFERSON CITY 36.12N 83.49W
05/21/2013 JEFFERSON TN NWS EMPLOYEE
FEW TREES DOWN NEAR EAST DUMPLIN VALLEY RD.
0800 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SE SEVIERVILLE 35.86N 83.54W
05/21/2013 SEVIER TN PUBLIC
EARNEST MCMAHON RD AT PULLEN ROAD IS FLOODED.
0824 PM TSTM WND DMG GREENEVILLE 36.17N 82.82W
05/21/2013 GREENE TN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
0825 PM HAIL BLUFF CITY 36.46N 82.27W
05/21/2013 E1.00 INCH SULLIVAN TN TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER-SIZE HAIL IN BLUFF CITY.
0830 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 ESE KODAK 35.96N 83.58W
05/21/2013 SEVIER TN PUBLIC
STRANDED CARS NEAR SOUTH END OF DOUGLAS LAKE ON BLACK OAK
RIDGE ROAD.
0840 PM HAIL BLUFF CITY 36.46N 82.27W
05/21/2013 E1.00 INCH SULLIVAN TN 911 CALL CENTER
0845 PM TSTM WND DMG BLOUNTVILLE 36.53N 82.33W
05/21/2013 SULLIVAN TN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
0845 PM TSTM WND DMG JONESBOROUGH 36.29N 82.48W
05/21/2013 WASHINGTON TN 911 CALL CENTER
MANY TREES DOWNED COUNTY-WIDE
0850 PM FLASH FLOOD HAMPTON 36.28N 82.17W
05/21/2013 CARTER TN EMERGENCY MNGR
ROADS WASHED OUT IN HAMPTON. REPORTED BY THE EMA.
0100 AM FLASH FLOOD DAMASCUS 36.63N 81.79W
05/22/2013 WASHINGTON VA 911 CALL CENTER
RESCUE VEHICLE STARNDED ON RUSH CREEK RD.
&&The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:51 UTC.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Rhea
- When
- May 22, 1:54 PM EST
- Where
- Rhea County, 2.15 mi SSW of Ideal Vly
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.670, -84.890
Quarter size hail was reported two miles southwest of Spring City.
Hail, Greene
- When
- May 22, 2:18 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, 0.69 mi S of Camp Creek
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.090, -82.770
Quarter size hail was reported at Camp Creek.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamblen
- When
- May 22, 2:40 PM EST
- Where
- Hamblen County, 1.31 mi WSW of Morristown
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 36.210, -83.300
A few trees were reported down on Cameron Road in Morristown.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cocke
- When
- May 22, 2:58 PM EST
- Where
- Cocke County, 0.89 mi SW of Northport
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 35.960, -83.190
Numerous trees were reported down on roads near Newport.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- May 22, 3:18 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, 0.56 mi E of Greeneville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 36.170, -82.820
Several trees were reported down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hawkins
- When
- May 22, 3:48 PM EST to 3:56 PM EST
- Where
- Hawkins County, 0.89 mi NW of Mt Carmel
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 36.560, -82.660
Several trees were reported down at Ross Campground in Church Hill.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hawkins
- When
- May 22, 3:58 PM EST to 4:05 PM EST
- Where
- Hawkins County, Frisco
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 36.580, -82.630
Fifteen to thirty trees were downed, uprooted, or snapped off at the top with minor structural damage in the Dickerson area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- May 22, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Johnson County, 0.89 mi SW of Mountain City
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 36.470, -81.810
A few trees were reported down in the vicinity of Mountain City.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sevier
- When
- May 22, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Sevier County, 0.69 mi S of Catlettsburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 35.890, -83.580
Several trees were reported down across the county.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, May 22, 2013
- Dust Devil in New Mexico, May 22, 2013
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: 446371, 446372, 446374, 446376, 446377, 446378, 446379, 446381, 446383, 446384.