Thunderstorms tracked into southwest Virginia during the morning hours on the 21st. Numerous trees and powerlines were downed over the area.
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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 southwest Virginia during the morning hours on the 21st. Numerous trees and powerlines were downed over the area.
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 21, 12:20 AM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1220 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014
.AVIATION...A COLD FRONT WILL SWING THROUGH EARLY IN THE
PERIOD...ALONG WITH SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SWITCHING TO SOUTHWEST TO WEST
BEHIND IT. CLEARING BEHIND THE FRONT DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE
DAY. WILL CARRY BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS AND THUNDER WITH THE MAIN
LINE OF PRECIP...OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
CHEROKEE...CLAY.
TN...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 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 UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
LEE...RUSSELL...WISE.
&&
LWHAZARDOUS 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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
122 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 AM TSTM WND DMG HARRIMAN 35.93N 84.56W
02/21/2014 ROANE TN 911 CALL CENTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR HARRIMAN.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
141 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1135 AM TSTM WND DMG DUNLAP 35.37N 85.39W
02/20/2014 SEQUATCHIE TN 911 CALL CENTER
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES ACROSS COUNTY.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
152 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0150 AM TSTM WND DMG LOUDON 35.74N 84.36W
02/21/2014 LOUDON TN 911 CALL CENTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
153 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1225 AM TSTM WND DMG SOUTH PITTSBURG 35.02N 85.71W
02/21/2014 MARION TN EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY WITH
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME.
1255 AM TSTM WND DMG DEERLODGE 36.20N 84.76W
02/21/2014 MORGAN TN 911 CALL CENTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR DEELODGE AREA.
0115 AM TSTM WND DMG HARRIMAN 35.93N 84.56W
02/21/2014 ROANE TN 911 CALL CENTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR HARRIMAN.
0150 AM TSTM WND DMG LOUDON 35.74N 84.36W
02/21/2014 LOUDON TN 911 CALL CENTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
204 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0140 AM TSTM WND DMG DECATUR 35.53N 84.79W
02/21/2014 MEIGS TN 911 CALL CENTER
TWO TREES DOWN ON HWY 58 AND HWY 54
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
212 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1255 AM TSTM WND DMG CHATTANOOGA 35.07N 85.26W
02/21/2014 HAMILTON TN 911 CALL CENTER
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY
&&The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:46 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind in Wise.
Law enforcement personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind in Jonesville.
Law enforcement personnel reported a few trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm wind 2 miles north of Web City.
Law enforcement personnel reported trees downed by thunderstorm wind across the western portions of Wise.
Law enforcement personnel reported a few trees downed by thunderstorm wind across the eastern portions of Russel County.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, 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: 492276, 492279, 492282, 492285, 492287.