Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- June 24, 6:21 PM EST
- Where
- Clay County, 2.83 mi E of Warne
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -83.830
Several trees were reported down.
Damaging Wind in North Carolina, June 24, 2019
A line of severe thunderstorms moved east across the Southern Appalachian region during the afternoon and early evening. The storms utilized a sufficiently sheared airmass with a moderate level of instability.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 line of severe thunderstorms moved east across the Southern Appalachian region during the afternoon and early evening. The storms utilized a sufficiently sheared airmass with a moderate level of instability. Wind damage was the primary severe weather feature with this event.
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 Jun 24, 2:14 PM EST, 4 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 2:14 PM EST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Morristown TN 314 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019 .SHORT TERM (Tonight and Tuesday)...Through the afternoon and evening, a line of strong to severe storms will cross from east to west across the area. With the amount of sunshine that has occurred across much of the TN Valley, and with dewpoints in the upper 60s to lower 70s, there will be a good amount of instabilty in the pre-storm environment. Gusty winds so far indicate a more dynamic environment than the past few days as well, and downdrafts will transport strong winds aloft to the surface. The activity is expected to exit to the east around 00-01Z. The zone forecast will include a late afternoon period to account for this timing. Dry air in the mid levels builds in quickly but low level moisture may linger and allow for some cloudy skies overnight. Winds should provide enough mixing to prevent widespread fog. Surface high pressure will be building over the area tomorrow, with a dry westerly flow aloft that will provide mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid to upper 80s. .LONG TERM (Tuesday night through Monday)...Finally, slightly drier air will build into the Southern Appalachian region in the wake of a departing upper trough. The sub-tropical high will slowly build across the region through much of the remainder of the work week which should help to limit diurnal convection to the higher terrain features. A weakness will gradually develop in the ridge pattern over the Lower Mississippi Valley. A light southerly component to the low level flow may help to moisten the local Southern Appalachian atmosphere Friday into Saturday allowing for a little higher chance probability for showers and thunderstorms. However, the best chance of more widespread convection may occur toward the end of the extended period Sunday into Sunday night as a back door frontal boundary slips into the region as an unusually strong upper trough drops southeast across the Northeastern U.S. Temperatures will be seasonably warm through the forecast period. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Chattanooga Airport, TN 69 89 68 87 / 20 10 10 20 Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport, TN 67 87 65 86 / 30 10 0 10 Oak Ridge, TN 68 87 65 88 / 20 10 0 10 Tri Cities Airport, TN 64 85 60 85 / 60 10 0 0 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...None. TN...None. VA...None. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 1:59 PM EST, 4 hours 22 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Morristown TN 259 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-251900- Cherokee-Clay-Scott-Campbell-Claiborne-Hancock-Hawkins-Sullivan- Johnson-Morgan-Anderson-Union-Grainger-Hamblen-Northwest Cocke- Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene-Southeast Greene- Washington-Unicoi-Northwest Carter-Southeast Carter-Roane-Loudon- Knox-Jefferson-Northwest 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-Russell- 259 PM EDT Mon Jun 24 2019 /159 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2019/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Another round of showers and thunderstorms can be expected mainly this afternoon into the evening. Some of these storms may be severe, with damaging winds the primary threat. Large hail will also be possible, and localized heavy rainfall may lead to ponding of water in poor drainage areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required this afternoon. Please report severe weather or severe weather damage to us at www.weather.gov/mrx/SpotterReports/.
In the hours before
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</html>The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 136 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:19 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strikes in Texas, June 24 to 27, 2019
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Texas, June 24 to 29, 2019
- Heat in Nevada, June 24, 2019
- Rip Current in Alabama, June 24, 2019
- Tornadoes and Hail in West Virginia, June 24, 2019
- Flood in Alaska, June 24 to 30, 2019
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 24, 2019
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 24, 2019
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 24, 2019
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Kentucky, June 24, 2019
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 24, 2019
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 24, 2019
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, June 2019
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: 822921.