A front tracked through the area triggering thunderstorms across extreme southwest North Carolina on the 8th. One of the storms downed a few trees from the thunderstorm wind.
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The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
A front tracked through the area triggering thunderstorms across extreme southwest North Carolina on the 8th. One of the storms downed a few trees from the thunderstorm wind.
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 8, 2:23 AM EST, 12 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 323 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2014 .SHORT TERM (TODAY AND TONIGHT)... LOW PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING EAST JUST NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER TODAY...WITH A TRAILING FRONT/TROUGH MOVING ACROSS OUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW CONFLICTING SIGNALS REGARDING SHORT TERM CONVECTIVE TRENDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT. THE NAM AND RAP SHOW PRECIP DEVELOPING IN ERN KY AND SW VA LATER THIS MORNING...WHILE THE HRRR SHOWS NOTHING. SREF PLUMES OF QPF SHOW A WIDE SPREAD BETWEEN MEMBERS TODAY. WILL LEAN TOWARD THE MEAN AND HAVE POPS RISING TO HIGH CHANCES NORTH AFTER 12Z...THEN DECREASING AFTER 18Z. THERE ARE ALSO BIG DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NAM AND GFS REGARDING HOW UNSTABLE IT WILL BE TODAY. WITH QUITE A BIT OF HIGH CLOUD COVER TO START THE DAY...INSTABILITY AND THUS SEVERE POTENTIAL WILL LIKELY BE LOW. STAYED ON THE COOL SIDE OF MOS GUIDANCE FOR TEMPERATURES TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING INTO THE AREA FROM THE NW TONIGHT...WITH DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR ALOFT ENDING ANY PRECIP CHANCES BEFORE MIDNIGHT. .LONG TERM (MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)... MAIN WEATHER FEATURE FOR THE EXTENDED IS AN UPPER TROUGH INITIALLY OVER THE MID-SECTION OF THE COUNTY. THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS DO HAVE SOME MINOR DISAGREEMENTS AND WILL BASE THE FORECAST ALONG WITH A COMPROMISE OF THE GFS AND ECMWF. FOR MONDAY...FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE SOUTH OF THE AREA WITH MOST OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS DRY. BOUNDARY LIFTS NORTHEAST FOR TUESDAY AS BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY. FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...UPPER TROUGH LIFTS NORTHEAST TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES WITH STREAM OF MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. SCATTERED-BROKEN COVERAGE OF STORMS ANTICIPATED. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE. FOR FRIDAY...UPPER TROUGH HAS EXITED THE GREAT LAKES...BUT PLENTY OF MOISTURE REMAINS WITH FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR THE AREA...SO WILL CONTINUE WITH CHANCE OF STORMS. FOR SATURDAY...FRONTAL BOUNDARY LOOKS TO BE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE...BUT CONFIDENCE QUITE LOW ON LOCATION OF BOUNDARY. GENERALLY FOLLOWED GFX MOS THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 87 66 88 68 / 30 10 10 50 KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 85 64 87 67 / 40 10 10 30 OAK RIDGE, TN 85 64 86 66 / 30 10 10 40 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 84 60 84 60 / 50 20 10 20 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && DGS/DH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 333 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2014 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-090745- 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- 333 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG...BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER APPEARS LOW. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... BOUNDARIES WILL REMAIN AROUND THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...WHICH WILL HELP TO TRIGGER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. A FEW ISOLATED STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE EACH DAY...BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. MORE ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...BUT THE EXACT LOCATION AND TIMING OF THIS POTENTIAL ACTIVITY IS TOO DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE RIGHT NOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT SOME POINT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
859 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
TNZ081-082-098-080245-
MARION TN-BLEDSOE TN-SEQUATCHIE TN-
859 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MARION...BLEDSOE...SEQUATCHIE...
COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT...
AT 857 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR SPENCER TO 9 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MCMINNVILLE TO NEAR MANCHESTER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DUNLAP...JASPER...PIKEVILLE...SOUTH PITTSBURG...WHITWELL...KIMBALL...
MONTEAGLE...POWELLS CROSSROADS...ORME...MARTIN SPRINGS...FOSTER FALLS
S.P....SEQUATCHIE CAVE...FALL CREEK FALLS S.P....FIERY GIZZARD S.P...
.LONE OAK...MELVINE...PALIO...BRAYTON...CAGLE AND HALETOWN (GUILD).
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM CDT
SUNDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3523 8587 3524 8582 3521 8574 3529 8570
3531 8557 3536 8550 3541 8549 3553 8559
3557 8542 3572 8527 3577 8525 3576 8492
3557 8511 3550 8514 3547 8512 3544 8518
3515 8539 3508 8536 3501 8542 3499 8587
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 283DEG 30KT 3581 8543 3560 8564 3545 8600
17SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
307 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2014
NCZ060-061-080745-
CLAY NC-CHEROKEE NC-
307 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CLAY AND EASTERN CHEROKEE
COUNTIES UNTIL 345 AM EDT...
AT 306 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF ANDREWS TO
6 MILES EAST OF MURPHY TO NEAR HAYESVILLE TO NEAR BLAIRSVILLE...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINS WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANDREWS...HAYESVILLE...TOPTON...MARBLE...SHOOTING CREEK AND
TUSQUITEE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3506 8394 3523 8400 3522 8395 3525 8385
3524 8375 3526 8371 3523 8369 3520 8373
3519 8372 3515 8374 3515 8365 3512 8364
3512 8362 3500 8351 3499 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0706Z 238DEG 18KT 3524 8396 3508 8391 3500 8383 3484
8390
DHThe Knoxville radar (KMRX), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:32 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement personnel reported 5 trees downed by thunderstorms wind in Murphy.
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