A weak frontal boundary triggered thunderstorms during the afternoon hours across east Tennessee on the 21st. A few of the storms downed some trees from the thunderstorm wind.
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The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
A weak frontal boundary triggered thunderstorms during the afternoon hours across east Tennessee on the 21st. A few of the storms downed some 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 21, 9:17 AM EST, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1017 AM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014 .DISCUSSION...CURRENT FORECAST FOR TODAY STILL LOOKS TO BE ON TRACK FOR THE MOST PART...WITH MAINLY SCATTERED CONVECTION BUT SOMEWHAT LIMITED INSTABILITY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. WILL TWEAK HOURLY TEMPS...DEW POINTS AND SKY COVER IN THE DATABASE...BUT NO OTHER CHANGES PLANNED AT THIS TIME. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 92 69 93 67 / 30 20 20 20 KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 89 67 90 67 / 30 20 20 20 OAK RIDGE, TN 89 67 90 66 / 30 20 20 20 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 88 62 86 62 / 40 20 20 20 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && LW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 330 AM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-221100- 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- 330 AM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARIES WILL LINGER AROUND THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGHOUT THE WEEK...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING EACH DAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...DUE TO THE ISOLATED NATURE OF THE EXPECTED SEVERE ACTIVITY. DMG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1146 AM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014
TNZ012-035-211630-
MORGAN TN-SCOTT TN-
1146 AM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MORGAN AND SOUTHERN SCOTT
COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM EDT...
AT 1143 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14
MILES SOUTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARTBURG...HELENWOOD...HARRIMAN...SUNBRIGHT...OAKDALE...COALFIELD...
ELGIN...RUGBY S.P....HIGH POINT...SMOKEY JUNCTION...PETROS...
ROBBINS...FROZEN HEAD S.P....SLICK ROCK...RUGBY...DEERLODGE...NORMA
AND HONEY CREEK S.P..
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3634 8433 3627 8435 3626 8437 3621 8437
3615 8445 3611 8441 3598 8445 3596 8455
3616 8490 3620 8491 3629 8486 3630 8479
3633 8477 3634 8474 3637 8473 3640 8466
3644 8469
TIME...MOT...LOC 1543Z 302DEG 21KT 3626 8479SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1228 PM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014
TNZ012-035-036-067-068-084>086-100-101-211715-
ROANE TN-WEST POLK TN-BRADLEY TN-NORTHWEST MONROE TN-MORGAN TN-
LOUDON TN-ANDERSON TN-SCOTT TN-MCMINN TN-MEIGS TN-
1228 PM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN MONROE...MCMINN...
MEIGS...WESTERN POLK...NORTHEASTERN BRADLEY...SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN...
...ROANE...SOUTH CENTRAL SCOTT...WESTERN LOUDON...AND SOUTHWESTERN
ANDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM EDT...
AT 1225 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF
WARTBURG TO 7 MILES WEST OF CHARLESTON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
SMALL HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLEVELAND...OAK RIDGE...ATHENS...LENOIR CITY...KINGSTON...
SWEETWATER...ROCKWOOD...LOUDON...DECATUR...BENTON...WARTBURG...
ETOWAH...OLIVER SPRINGS...CHARLESTON...MIDTOWN...FAIRVIEW...
HARRIMAN...ENGLEWOOD...NIOTA AND PHILADELPHIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3531 8497 3548 8490 3550 8486 3556 8487
3555 8480 3568 8478 3570 8477 3569 8472
3575 8472 3576 8476 3579 8474 3580 8477
3591 8468 3596 8471 3632 8456 3610 8417
3593 8425 3594 8427 3592 8425 3499 8466
TIME...MOT...LOC 1625Z 320DEG 19KT 3620 8447 3532 8489SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
123 PM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014
NCZ060-TNZ085>087-101-102-211815-
CHEROKEE NC-SOUTHEAST MONROE TN-EAST POLK TN-WEST POLK TN-
NORTHWEST MONROE TN-MCMINN TN-
123 PM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CHEROKEE...MONROE...
SOUTHEASTERN MCMINN AND POLK COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT...
AT 122 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MADISONVILLE TO 6
MILES SOUTH OF BENTON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
SMALL HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MADISONVILLE...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...ETOWAH...ENGLEWOOD...TELLICO
PLAINS...TARIFFVILLE...MOUNT VERNON...CULBERSON...CITICO...
PARKSVILLE...HIWASSEE OCOEE S.P....TURTLETOWN...HIAWASSE DAM...HOT
HOUSE...BULLET CREEK...RELIANCE...WILLIAM L. DAVENPORT REFUGE...BIG
FROG MOUNTAIN AND ARCHVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3499 8467 3503 8475 3558 8439 3545 8397
3541 8402 3537 8401 3535 8403 3529 8403
3523 8399 3499 8416
TIME...MOT...LOC 1722Z 292DEG 21KT 3545 8441 3508 8466The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:23 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement personnel reported a few trees downed by thunderstorm wind in Kingston and a also in Blair.
Law enforcement personnel reported 2 trees downed by thunderstorm wind in Lenoir City.
Law enforcement personnel reported a few trees downed by thunderstorm wind in Vonore on Summit Road.
Emergency manager personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind in Pikeville on Upper East Valley Road as well as Old Dayton Highway and Lockford Road. A roof on a TDOT building in Pikeville was also damaged.
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, 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: 520577, 520578, 520581, 520582.