Thunderstorm Wind, Meigs
- When
- July 6, 4:25 PM EST
- Where
- Meigs County, 4 mi W of Big Spg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.390, -84.990
Several trees were reported down in southern Meigs County.
Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 6, 2016
A few pulse severe thunderstorms developed across northeastern parts of the region including Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee at mid afternoon. |The mode of severe weather was straight line wind which ended up downing numerous trees and power lines.
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
A few pulse severe thunderstorms developed across northeastern parts of the region including Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee at mid afternoon. Following this development, a more organized line of storms that formed along an outflow boundary that moved out of South Central Kentucky and Middle Tennessee onto the Cumberland Plateau and continued southeast across much of Central East and Southeast Tennessee.|The mode of severe weather was straight line wind which ended up downing numerous trees and power lines.
What forecasters said that day
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 Jul 6, 1:59 PM EST, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 1:59 PM EST, 2 hours 26 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Morristown TN 259 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 .SHORT TERM (This Afternoon through Thursday)... The forecast area is currently in between two shortwave troughs with one to the SE and another to the NW. Current radar imagery indicates a few showers developing in the hot, humid, summertime airmass. Expect coverage will only be around 20-30% throughout the remainder of the afternoon with the lack of a substantial lifting mechanism. SBCAPE values currently range from 1000-2000 J/Kg with the highest values along the Plateau. Currently 0-6 km deep layer shear is in the 10-20 kt range. Overall, expect any storms that forms this afternoon should remain in check. The main focus for the short-term forecast will be on the MCS that will move in from the west late this evening into the overnight hours. The MCS is currently moving west across the Mississippi River into Western Kentucky and Western Tennessee. The atmosphere to the east of the squall line is conducive for an uptick in activity with SBCAPE values across Middle Tennessee in the 2500-3500 J/Kg range with 0-6 km deep layer shear around 20-30 kts. In addition convection is also developing ahead of the main line across portions of Western Kentucky. With this said, it appears the line should strengthen as it continues to move east this afternoon and move into the Plateau counties after sunset. Expect the line will be weakening with lower instability values to the east and the loss of daytime heating as it moves into the Plateau. However, strong to marginally severe storms will be possible late this evening into early tomorrow morning, mainly for areas west of I-75. Damaging winds and localized flooding will be the main threats with these storms. Models indicate that PW values late tonight will increase to slightly over 2 inches, which would be near record values for early July. Therefore, expect very heavy downpours with these storms. These early morning storms on Thursday will stabilize the atmosphere across the area and expect decreasing coverage of showers and storms during the afternoon as the decaying MCS pushes to the east. Lingering cloud cover across the northern counties will hold high temperatures down in the upper 80s with low 90s expected across the Southern Valley. .LONG TERM...Thursday night through Wednesday)... No significant systems to speak of but an overall active and unsettled pattern through the long term. Shortwave that crosses the area on Thursday will push east of the area on Thursday night and high pressure will try to build in from the south for Friday. However, a weak front will sag south from the Ohio Valley on Friday, keeping a chance for showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for the northern half of the CWA. With weak forcing, the best chance for severe weather will be in close vicinity of the front && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Chattanooga Airport, TN 74 93 75 95 / 40 40 20 20 Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport, TN 72 88 71 95 / 80 60 30 30 Oak Ridge, TN 72 88 72 94 / 80 60 30 30 Tri Cities Airport, TN 69 84 68 93 / 50 70 30 30 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...None. TN...None. VA...None. && MA/EMH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 2:02 PM EST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 302 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-071915- 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- 302 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 /202 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE PLATEAU LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING BEING THE MAIN THREATS. BEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF I-75. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF I-75.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 3:48 PM EST, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 448 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 TNZ081-098-099-062115- MARION-HAMILTON-SEQUATCHIE- 448 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN SEQUATCHIE... CENTRAL HAMILTON AND NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTIES... AT 448 PM EDT/348 PM CDT/...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WHITWELL...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF JASPER...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CHATTANOOGA...SODDY-DAISY...SIGNAL MOUNTAIN...WALDEN...LAKESITE... WHITWELL...HARRISON...FAIRMOUNT...RED BANK...POWELLS CROSSROADS... MARTIN SPRINGS...LONE OAK...MIDDLE VALLEY...FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN... MOWBRAY MOUNTAIN...NORTH CHICKAMAUGA CREEK GORGE...FALLING WATER... CHIMNEYS S.P....CARTWRIGHT AND HARRISON BAY S.P.. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 3525 8559 3536 8517 3510 8511 3507 8554 TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 258DEG 22KT 3517 8551 AMP.23
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 3:49 PM EST, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
449 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
TNZ084-085-100-062115-
MEIGS-BRADLEY-MCMINN-
449 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN BRADLEY...SOUTHWESTERN
MCMINN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MEIGS COUNTIES...
AT 449 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF
CLEVELAND...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLEVELAND...CHARLESTON...CALHOUN...HOPEWELL...
RICEVILLE AND HILLSVIEW.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3524 8498 3525 8496 3526 8497 3528 8494
3531 8497 3535 8497 3547 8468 3527 8465
3527 8467 3526 8467 3524 8471 3522 8498
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 258DEG 22KT 3530 8492
AMP.23Special weather statement, Jul 6, 4:06 PM EST, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
506 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
TNZ068-071-086-062145-
NW BLOUNT TN-LOUDON TN-NORTHWEST MONROE TN-
506 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN BLOUNT...
SOUTHEASTERN LOUDON AND NORTH CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM
EDT...
AT 506 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
LOUDON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARYVILLE...LOUDON...LOUISVILLE...VONORE...GREENBACK...
FRIENDSVILLE...PHILADELPHIA...TELLICO VILLAGE...
CLOVER HILL AND FORT LOUDON S.P..
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3568 8440 3582 8418 3579 8416 3579 8414
3584 8414 3585 8415 3585 8414 3584 8412
3583 8412 3585 8409 3564 8396 3557 8433
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 244DEG 12KT 3564 8432
AMP.23Special weather statement, Jul 6, 4:18 PM EST, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
518 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
TNZ012-013-035-036-062215-
CAMPBELL TN-SCOTT TN-ANDERSON TN-MORGAN TN-
518 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SCOTT...WESTERN CAMPBELL...
NORTHWESTERN ANDERSON AND MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT...
AT 517 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR GREAT MEADOWS CAMPSITES TO 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HELENWOOD TO 11 MILES NORTH OF FAIRFIELD GLADE. MOVEMENT
WAS EAST AT 25 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LA FOLLETTE...ONEIDA...WARTBURG...JACKSBORO...HUNTSVILLE...
HELENWOOD...CARYVILLE...WINFIELD...SUNBRIGHT...COVE LAKE S.P....
FROZEN HEAD S.P....PETROS...HIGH POINT...ROYAL BLUE...ROBBINS...
ELGIN...BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL...RUGBY S.P....
HONEY CREEK S.P. AND ELK VALLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3659 8420 3637 8414 3608 8439 3609 8484
3614 8487 3616 8491 3621 8491 3624 8489
3630 8483 3630 8480 3633 8477 3633 8475
3637 8472 3637 8470 3640 8466 3660 8478
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 265DEG 20KT 3657 8476 3636 8469 3616 8490
AMP.23Special weather statement, Jul 6, 4:21 PM EST, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
521 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
TNZ081-084-099-062200-
MEIGS TN-HAMILTON TN-SEQUATCHIE TN-
521 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN SEQUATCHIE AND
CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT/500 PM CDT/...
AT 521 PM EDT/421 PM CDT/...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR SODDY-DAISY...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
DUNLAP...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHATTANOOGA...SODDY-DAISY...SIGNAL MOUNTAIN...WALDEN...LAKESITE...
FAIRMOUNT...BIRCHWOOD...MIDDLE VALLEY...FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN...
SHADY GROVE...MOWBRAY MOUNTAIN...NORTH CHICKAMAUGA CREEK GORGE...
FALLING WATER...SALE CREEK...HARRISON BAY S.P. AND LONE OAK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3533 8539 3538 8526 3536 8523 3540 8520
3543 8511 3543 8507 3544 8506 3541 8502
3542 8499 3528 8494 3526 8497 3522 8498
3520 8500 3515 8533
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 252DEG 21KT 3527 8528
AMP.23The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:25 UTC.
Event by event
18 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Loudon
- When
- July 6, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Loudon County, 0.89 mi NW of Loudon
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 35.740, -84.360
A few trees were reported down in Loudon.
Thunderstorm Wind, Loudon
- When
- July 6, 5:12 PM EST
- Where
- Loudon County, 0.56 mi W of Jena
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 35.650, -84.180
Several trees were reported down in Greenback.
Thunderstorm Wind, McMinn
- When
- July 6, 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- McMinn County, Athens
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -84.600
Several trees were reported down county-wide.
Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell
- When
- July 6, 5:24 PM EST
- Where
- Campbell County, 0.56 mi W of Fordtown
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 36.370, -84.130
Several trees were reported down in La Follette.
Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson
- When
- July 6, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Anderson County, 0.69 mi N of South Clinton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 36.090, -84.130
Several trees were reported down in Clinton.
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- July 6, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Sweetwater
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 35.600, -84.470
Several trees and power lines were reported down in Sweetwater.
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- July 6, 5:50 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, 1.49 mi NNE of Hickory Star Lndg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -83.810
Several trees were reported down four miles north of Maynardville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hawkins
- When
- July 6, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Hawkins County, 0.89 mi NW of Rogersville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 36.410, -83.010
Several trees were reported down across much of the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Knox
- When
- July 6, 6:17 PM EST
- Where
- Knox County, 1.81 mi ENE of Lyonton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.060, -83.690
Several trees were reported down in Strawberry Plains and vicinity.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamblen
- When
- July 6, 6:17 PM EST
- Where
- Hamblen County, 2.87 mi WSW of Alpha
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 36.170, -83.430
A tree was downed onto a car on Greenbriar Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamblen
- When
- July 6, 6:25 PM EST
- Where
- Hamblen County, 1.31 mi WSW of Morristown
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 36.210, -83.300
Several trees were reported down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- July 6, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, Baileyton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.330, -82.830
Several trees and power lines were reported down in Baileyton.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grainger
- When
- July 6, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Grainger County, 1.31 mi ESE of Tate Spgs
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.320, -83.310
Several trees were reported down two miles southwest of Bean Station near Cherokee Lake.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- July 6, 6:46 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, 0.56 mi W of Mohawk
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.200, -83.060
A few trees were reported down at Mohawk.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- July 6, 7:01 PM EST
- Where
- Greene County, 0.56 mi E of Greeneville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 36.170, -82.820
Several trees were reported down in Greeneville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- July 6, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton County, 0.57 mi W of Chickamauga
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 35.070, -85.260
Several trees were reported down in Chattanooga and across Hamilton County.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carter
- When
- July 6, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Carter County, 0.89 mi NE of Elizabethton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- State Official
- Coordinates
- 36.360, -82.210
Several trees were downed two miles northeast of Elizabethton near Stoney Creek.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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Sources
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: 635114, 635115, 635116, 635117, 635118, 635119, 635120, 635121, 635122, 635123, 635124, 635125, 635128, 635129, 635130, 635131, 635132, 635133.