A cold front tracked through the area during the afternoon hours with numerous thunderstorms developing. As a result many trees and powerlines were downed.
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The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
A cold front tracked through the area during the afternoon hours with numerous thunderstorms developing. As a result many trees and powerlines were downed. In addition an EFO tornado formed near Kingstown with a path length of 0.5 miles and a path width of 100 yards. The max wind was 80 mph.
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 10, 11:23 AM CST, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 123 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014 .AVIATION...AN APPROACHING UPPER LOW PRESSURE HAS BROUGHT MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW TO THE AREA. THIS WILL LEAD TO AFTERNOON CONVECTION AT THE TAF SITES. CONVECTION SHOULD CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES IN. TAF SITES MAY SEE MVFR CONDITIONS WITH LOW CLOUDS...REDUCE VIS AND POSSIBLY BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AS A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM MOVES THROUGH. && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && MJB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1034 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-111445- 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- 1034 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS PARTS OF ALABAMA AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY MOVE NORTHEAST INTO OR DEVELOP OVER THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME LESS FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AFTER SUNSET...AND THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN BEFORE REACHING NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR MOST OF THE PERIOD... BUT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FOR OUR CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND SOUTHERN VALLEY COUNTIES OF EAST TENNESSEE...BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. TG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
232 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014
TNZ081-082-098-099-101930-
MARION TN-BLEDSOE TN-SEQUATCHIE TN-HAMILTON TN-
232 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MARION...WESTERN BLEDSOE...
WESTERN SEQUATCHIE AND SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM
EDT/230 PM CDT/...
AT 231 PM EDT /131 PM CDT/...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF
MANCHESTER TO NEAR ALBERTVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHATTANOOGA...JASPER...SOUTH PITTSBURG...WHITWELL...KIMBALL...
MONTEAGLE...POWELLS CROSSROADS...ORME...MARTIN SPRINGS...CAGLE...
HALETOWN (GUILD)...NEW HOPE...HICKS GAP S.P....FOSTER FALLS S.P....
SEQUATCHIE CAVE...FIERY GIZZARD S.P....CHIMNEYS S.P....GRIFFITH CREEK
AND CARTWRIGHT.
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.
THESE STORMS 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.
&&
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING/600 PM CDT TUESDAY/ FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3523 8587 3524 8582 3521 8574 3524 8570
3529 8570 3531 8557 3535 8552 3541 8549
3543 8554 3549 8554 3553 8560 3555 8546
3557 8542 3498 8543 3499 8586
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 230DEG 38KT 3560 8615 3430 8617
DHThe Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:28 UTC.
27 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The pubic reported 1 tree downed by thunderstorms wind in courthouse square in Jasper.
Law enforcement personnel reported trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorms wind across the county. Some of the trees fell on homes.
Law enforcement personnel reported many trees downed by thunderstorms wind in countywide. Hail as large a dime was also reported.
Law enforcement personnel reported trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorms wind across the county. Some of the tress fell on homes.
Law enforcement personnel reported many trees downed by thunderstorms wind in Signal Mountain.
Law enforcement personnel reported some shingles and a downspout off an out building by thunderstorms wind in Cleveland.
Law enforcement personnel widespread trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorms wind in Dunlap. Some of the trees were on home and cars.
Law enforcement personnel reported many trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorms wind across the county.
Law enforcement personnel reported many trees downed by thunderstorms wind across the city park in Athens.
Law enforcement personnel reported many trees downed by thunderstorms wind countywide. Also trees were downed on roads and another fell tree on a car.
An NWS storm survey team found a small EFO formed just east of downtown Kingston...and moved to the northeast along a hillside producing a distinct path with hundreds of downed trees. The path length was 0.5 miles with a path width of 100 yards. The estimated peak wind was 80 mph.
Law enforcement personnel reported many trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorms wind countywide.
Law enforcement personnel reported 2 trees downed by thunderstorms wind over the western portions of the county.
A trained spotter reported multiple trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm wind in around Oliver Springs. The spotter measured a gust at 70 mph.
Law enforcement personnel reported many trees downed by thunderstorms wind countywide.
Law enforcement personnel reported many trees downed by thunderstorms wind countywide.
Law enforcement personnel reported many trees downed by thunderstorms wind countywide.
Law enforcement personnel reported many trees downed by thunderstorms wind countywide.
Law enforcement personnel reported many trees downed by thunderstorms wind countywide.
Law enforcement personnel reported many trees downed by thunderstorms wind countywide.
A NWS employee reported a couple of trees downed on the property by thunderstorms wind 3 miles northwest of White Pine. A large tree fell on the house.
Law enforcement personnel reported many trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorms wind countywide. Small hail was also reported in the western part of the county.
Law enforcement personnel reported thunderstorms produced quarter size hail 3 miles east of Morristown on Slope Creek Road.
Law enforcement personnel reported many trees downed by thunderstorms wind countywide.
Law enforcement personnel reported many trees downed by thunderstorms wind countywide.
Law enforcement personnel reported 2 trees downed on powerlines by thunderstorms wind in the southern part of the county.
Law enforcement personnel reported sporadic trees downed by thunderstorms wind across the county.
Law enforcement personnel reported sporadic trees downed by thunderstorms wind across the county.
Law enforcement personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorms wind in Jonesborough.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Tennessee, 2014Warnings in Tennessee, June 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: 517442, 517444, 517456, 517447, 517457, 517493, 517452, 517459, 517461, 517465, 517690, 517470, 517472, 527623, 517473, 517474, 517476, 517477, 517478, 517479, 517481, 517494, 517483, 517484, 517485, 517486, 517488, 517489, 517490.