Heavy rain returned to the area. With soils already saturated from the event of the 15th-16th, flooding again developed.
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The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
Heavy rain returned to the area. With soils already saturated from the event of the 15th-16th, flooding again developed.
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 Jan 30, 12:55 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1255 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
.AVIATION...SQUALL LINE EAST OF THE TERMINALS AT MID DAY WITH A
BROAD AREA OF SHOWERS CONTAINING LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN. WITH UPPER
TROUGH AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WELL WEST OF THE AREA OVER THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WOULD EXPECT QUITE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF RAIN
KEEPING VSBY MAINLY MVFR ALONG WITH MVFR CEILINGS...ALTHOUGH THERE
WILL CERTAINLY BE SOME IFR CEILINGS AT TYS AND TRI THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON. WOULD EXPECT SOME LIMITED IMPROVEMENT BEGINNING AT
ABOUT 20Z AT CHA...22Z AT TYS AND 01Z AT TRI UNTIL COLD FRONT
BUILDS INTO THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
PRECIP SHOULD WRAP UP AT CHA AND TYS AROUND 03-06Z BUT MAY SEE SOME
LIGHT RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW AT TRI LATE TONIGHT THROUGH DAYBREAK.
ADJUSTED TO VFR FLIGHT CHA AND TYS AROUND 14-16Z THURSDAY WITH SOME
DRIER LOW LEVEL AIR BUILDING INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION.
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.
TN...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
EAST POLK...JOHNSON...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST
CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE...UNICOI.
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: ANDERSON...BLEDSOE...BLOUNT SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...BRADLEY...CAMPBELL...CLAIBORNE...COCKE SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...HAMILTON...
HANCOCK...HAWKINS...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...KNOX...LOUDON...
MARION...MCMINN...MEIGS...MORGAN...NW BLOUNT...NORTH
SEVIER...NORTHWEST CARTER...NORTHWEST COCKE...NORTHWEST
GREENE...NORTHWEST MONROE...RHEA...ROANE...SCOTT TN...
SEQUATCHIE...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST CARTER...
SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE...SULLIVAN...UNICOI...
UNION...WASHINGTON TN...WEST POLK.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: ANDERSON...BRADLEY...GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...HANCOCK...
HAWKINS...JEFFERSON...KNOX...LOUDON...MCMINN...MEIGS...NW
BLOUNT...NORTH SEVIER...NORTHWEST CARTER...NORTHWEST
COCKE...NORTHWEST GREENE...NORTHWEST MONROE...ROANE...
SULLIVAN...UNION...WASHINGTON TN...WEST POLK.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BLEDSOE...CAMPBELL...CLAIBORNE...
HAMILTON...MARION...MORGAN...RHEA...SCOTT TN...SEQUATCHIE.
VA...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: RUSSELL...WASHINGTON.
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT...WASHINGTON...WISE.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: SCOTT.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: LEE...WISE.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 438 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-310945- 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- 438 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 /338 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND SEQUATCHIE VALLEY THIS MORNING... AND PROGRESS EASTWARD THROUGH THE VALLEY COUNTIES AND INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY THIS AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS. A TORNADO WATCH AND WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE FORECAST AREA LATER THIS MORNING. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE ALSO SEE OUR HIGH WIND WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY PRODUCT. MUCH COLDER AIR FLOWS INTO THE REGION TONIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF A LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE INCLUDING THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES COULD OCCUR IN THESE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... A WEAK FAST MOVING SYSTEM MAY BRING SOME LIGHT SNOW MAINLY TO THE NORTHERN HALF OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH SOME MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FROM FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TG
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
111 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1125 AM FLOOD CLEVELAND 35.18N 84.87W
01/30/2013 BRADLEY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
1145 AM FLOOD MADISONVILLE 35.52N 84.36W
01/30/2013 MONROE TN TRAINED SPOTTER
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
122 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N HAYESVILLE 35.06N 83.82W
01/30/2013 CLAY NC 911 CALL CENTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
129 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0125 PM HEAVY RAIN WEARS VALLEY 35.71N 83.66W
01/30/2013 M1.46 INCH SEVIER TN PUBLIC
1.46 INCHES OF RAIN WITH 1.01 IN THE PAST HOUR.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
141 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0123 PM HEAVY RAIN SEVIERVILLE 35.89N 83.58W
01/30/2013 E2.00 INCH SEVIER TN TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER PONDING ON ROADWAYS.
0125 PM FLOOD KODAK 35.97N 83.63W
01/30/2013 SEVIER TN TRAINED SPOTTER
MINOR STREET FLOODING.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
154 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 PM FLOOD CHATTANOOGA 35.07N 85.26W
01/30/2013 HAMILTON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL HOMES AND BUSINESSES FLOODED NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF HICKORY VALLEY ROAD AND MCCUTCHEON ROAD.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
205 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM FLOOD CHATTANOOGA 35.07N 85.26W
01/30/2013 HAMILTON TN BROADCAST MEDIA
NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
&&The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Cunningham Road was flooded by creek out of banks.
North Fork River Road closed due to high water.
Tumbling Creek Road and South Main Street flooded in the McHenrys Creek area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, January 2013
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: 429661, 429662, 429663.