Isolated thunderstorms generated wind damage in a weakly unstable environment in Eastern Tennessee ahead of a slow moving cold front.
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The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
Isolated thunderstorms generated wind damage in a weakly unstable environment in Eastern Tennessee ahead of a slow moving cold front.
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 Nov 7, 6:22 AM EST, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Morristown TN 622 AM EST Tue Nov 7 2017 .AVIATION...Will remain in an active weather pattern through the TAF period. Scattered showers with some embedded thunder will continue to move across the Southern Appalachian Region this morning and afternoon. Any shower that moves across a TAF site can expect to generate occasional MVFR conditions with low CIGs and reduced VIS. May see a brief break in the shower activity late morning into early afternoon but timing of this difficult and will keep VCSH/TS through much of the morning and afternoon hours. Then, another round of scattered showers is expected late tonight. && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...None. TN...None. VA...None. && mjb
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Morristown TN 404 AM EST Tue Nov 7 2017 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-080915- 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- 404 AM EST Tue Nov 7 2017 /304 AM CST Tue Nov 7 2017/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Southwest North Carolina...East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. However, ongoing showers and thunderstorms may generate areas heavy rainfall and create localized flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed.
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 135 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:31 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were reported down along county road 100. Additionally, a resident was injured when a single wide mobile home was blown off of its foundation on the county road 100.
A few trees and power lines were reported down near county road 561 and Pine Street.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 729302, 729303.