Thunderstorms tracked into east Tennessee during late evening on the 20th and continued into the morning hours on the 21st. Numerous trees and powerlines were downed over the area with winds peaking at 63 mph.
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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.
The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
Thunderstorms tracked into east Tennessee during late evening on the 20th and continued into the morning hours on the 21st. Numerous trees and powerlines were downed over the area with winds peaking at 63 mph. Several structures were damaged. One person was injured in a mobile home in Marion County in South Pittsburg.
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 Feb 20, 9:05 AM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1005 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014
.DISCUSSION...
CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER
THE CENTRAL PLAINS...WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING EAST OF IT ACROSS
THE LOWER OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND BISECTING THE FORECAST AREA OVER
CENTRAL EAST TN. THIS WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD
THIS AFTERNOON...AS SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF THIS
APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. AREA RADARS CURRENTLY SHOW A FEW
ISOLATED LIGHT ECHOES OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA...
WHICH ARE PROBABLY PRODUCING ONLY VIRGA THIS MORNING. WITH DAYTIME
HEATING THIS AFTERNOON...MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE A SHALLOW LAYER OF
INSTABILITY DEVELOPING BETWEEN 850 AND 750 MB. THUS...IT APPEARS
THAT A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
OVERALL...CURRENT FORECAST APPEARS TO BE ON TRACK...BUT WILL PLAN TO
UPDATE THIS MORNING TO TWEAK TEMPS...SKY CONDITIONS...AND WINDS A
LITTLE ACCORDING TO THE LATEST TRENDS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 73 43 59 33 66 / 20 90 30 0 0
KNOXVILLE AIRPORT, TN 72 45 56 32 63 / 20 90 40 0 0
OAK RIDGE, TN 72 43 57 32 61 / 20 90 30 0 0
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 70 46 52 25 59 / 20 100 60 0 0
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.
TN...WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM
EST /3 AM CST/ FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BLEDSOE...
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...CAMPBELL...CLAIBORNE...COCKE SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...JOHNSON...MARION...MORGAN...SCOTT
TN...SEQUATCHIE...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST
CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE...UNICOI.
VA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: LEE...RUSSELL...WISE.
&&
DMGHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 446 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-211000- 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- 446 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 /346 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT...AND BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. GIVEN THE STRONG WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THESE STORMS...BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD ALSO OCCUR WITH THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY. IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EAST TENNESSEE...THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS AS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 4 AM ON FRIDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER.
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:36 UTC.
20 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm wind across the county.
Law enforcement reported a few trees downed by thunderstorm wind across the county.
Emergency manager reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind across the county. In addition, one person was injured with structural damage to a mobile home.
Law enforcement reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind near the Deer Lodge area.
Law enforcement reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm wind across the county.
Law enforcement reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind near Harriman.
The public reported a barn roof blown off and a garage door blown in 5 miles west of Loudon. In addition, a 3 foot diameter was downed by the wind along Highway 72.
Law enforcement reported two trees downed by thunderstorm wind on Highway 58 and Highway 54.
Law enforcement reported a few trees downed by thunderstorm wind between Madisonville and Sweetwater.
Law enforcement reported several trees and a power pole downed by thunderstorm wind in Cleveland.
Law enforcement reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind across the county.
A peak wind gust 63 mph was measured at the McGhee Tyson Airport 2 miles northeast of Alcoa.
Law enforcement reported a few trees downed by thunderstorm wind along Highway 163 between Etowah and Calhoun.
A trained spotter reported a large tree downed by thunderstorm wind 10 miles south of Sneedville.
Law enforcement reported a few trees and powerlines trees downed by thunderstorm wind across the county.
Law enforcement reported several power poles and lines downed by thunderstorm wind in Morristown.
Law enforcement reported sporadic trees downed by thunderstorm wind across the county.
Law enforcement personnel reported trees downed by thunderstorm wind in Baileyton.
Law enforcement personnel reported a few trees downed by thunderstorm wind near Baileyton.
Law enforcement personnel reported a few trees downed by thunderstorm wind across Bristol.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Marion | 2014-02-20 | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct | ||
| Thunderstorm Wind, Marion | 2014-02-20 | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, February 2014
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: 491756, 491762, 491761, 491763, 491765, 491766, 491767, 491768, 491769, 491770, 491771, 491772, 491773, 491775, 491776, 491777, 491778, 492266, 492269, 492271.