Tennessee, 2023Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 28, 2023
July 28, 2023 · NWS MRX · 2 events in 1 county or zone
Despite the anomalous ridge of high pressure, a couple of scattered thunderstorms form and move across northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia. One thunderstorm passed through northeast Tennessee, bringing scattered wind damage and severe hail.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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Despite the anomalous ridge of high pressure, a couple of scattered thunderstorms form and move across northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia. One thunderstorm passed through northeast Tennessee, bringing scattered wind damage and severe hail.
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 28, 6:28 PM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 6:28 PM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 2:26 PM EST, 5 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
326 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023
NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-291930-
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-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-Scott VA-Russell-Washington VA-
326 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 /226 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2023/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North
Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.
.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight
Hot temperatures and increasing humidity will result in heat
index values around 100 for most of the Valley through late this
afternoon. Please continue to practice heat safety.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday
Very hot conditions will continue Saturday with temperatures far
into the 90s and heat index values around 100 degrees across the
central and southern Tennessee Valley. A few strong storms are
possible during the afternoon hours with isolated damaging winds
and heavy rainfall as the main threats.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not needed at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 3:35 PM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
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</html>Thunderstorm Wind, Hawkins
- When
- July 28, 7:55 PM EST
- Where
- Hawkins County, 0.69 mi N of Church Hill
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 36.530, -82.720
Several trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds.
Hail, Hawkins
- When
- July 28, 8:10 PM EST
- Where
- Hawkins County, 0.56 mi E of Mt Carmel
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.550, -82.640
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, July 28, 20232 deaths · $552,000 · 5 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 28 to 29, 20231 death · $230,000 · EF1 · 13 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 28, 2023$29 million · 4 in hail · 13 events
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 28, 2023$6.9 million · 70 kt wind · 40 events
- Rip Current in Michigan, July 28, 20231 death · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 28, 2023$1.3 million · 4 in hail · 43 events
- Hail in Kansas, July 28, 2023$8.3 million · 2 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 28, 20231 injured · $786,000 · 1.25 in hail · 32 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Wisconsin, July 28, 2023$169,000 · EF1 · 40 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, July 28 to 30, 2023$1.0 million · 2.5 in hail · 13 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, July 28, 2023EF1 · 77 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, July 28, 2023$133,000 · EF1 · 21 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1110882, 1110881.