Hamblen storm history

Flooding on the Hamblen County side from the massive flood wave on the Nolichucky River near Lowland. The Lowland river gauge was above its previous record crest for nearly 20 hours, cresting at 35.16 feet at 10:15 am EST on the 28th, 9 feet above its previous record. Damaging fl…

Hwy 11E closed at Russellville Elementary School due to flooding. All told, Emergency Management estimated that individual and public flood damages for Hamblen County together combined for $1.23 million for the overall event.

Security fencing blown down by strong thunderstorm wind gusts at the Avenue Church in Morristown.

Multiple trees blown down across Cedar Creek Rd by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts.

Numerous photos and videos from social media feeds that showed flooded homes and roadways in Alpha area of west Hamblen county. Some homes in the Seven Oaks subdivision had a foot of water in their basements, with similar impacts to nearby subdivisions off of Murrell Road.

Trees and powerlines blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts during a wet microburst on the west side of Morristown.

Numerous trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds along Pinebrook Road south of Highway 160.

Light snow fell in Hamblen County, the official two day total from NWS Morristown is 2.1 inches of snow. Additionally Morristown Radio recorded 1.6 inches of snow and a member of the public measured 1.6 inches of snow in Talbott.

Snow began in the early afternoon, generally small flakes. Then between 5 and 630 was a period of light sleet/freezing rain mix, snow then came in and light snow continued until gradually lessening and stopping before 11 PM. Measured total was 2.3 inches of snow with a SWE of 0.2…

Official snowfall measurement of 0.6 inches as measured at the NWS Morristown WFO.

A high wind event from Helene felled roughly 100 trees within Panther Creek State Park, leading to multiple trail closures. A few swaths of trees down were observed, with one swath estimated to be over 100 yards long. At 8:10 AM LST, a 52 mph wind gust was measured at Morristown …

Multiple trees were blown down, including one landing on a powerline, due to severe thunderstorm wind gusts in Morristown.

Potent thunderstorm downburst winds caused severe damage. Significant roof damage occurred to the Russellville Elementary and subsequent water intrusion into several classrooms and gymnasium. Other structural roof damage occurred to some homes and several tree trunks were snapped…

A large tree sliced through a house on Old Liberty Hill Road in town.

Steady rain and freezing rain observed between roughly 9:30 PM and 11:00 PM, with a mix of freezing rain, sleet, and occasional snow observed between 11:00 PM and Midnight. Had transitioned back to freezing drizzle at observation time. Snowfall attributed to sleet accumulation. T…

An official event total of 8.6 inches of snow was measured at the Morristown WFO. Very brief periods of sleet mixed in, but the bulk of the event was all snow. Also measured was a 9 inch CoCoRaHS report on the Hamblen and Jefferson County lines. A Facebook report of 9 inches of s…

Numerous trees blown down by severe thunderstorm winds across the county, primarily concentrated in southern and eastern portions of the county.

A large tree was reported blown down by severe thunderstorm winds.

Numerous trees were blown down by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts in Morristown.

Large oak tree snapped by severe thunderstorm winds. Tree diameter measured at roughly 18 inches.

Walters Drive closed due to flooding. Several nearby roads and yards flooded. Some clogged drainage culverts contributed.

Several trees and additional large limbs blown down by strong winds in and near the Seven Oaks Subdivision.

A few trees were blown down by severe winds.

A few trees blown down by severe winds.

A dozen trees were blown down by straight line winds across eastern Hamblen County including the town of Russellville.

Multiple trees sustained significant damage from powerful thunderstorm wind gusts. One tree was uprooted, another had its trunk snapped, and multiple other trees lost limbs larger than one foot in diameter. Additionally, large glass pane windows were shattered, with winds tearing…

A tree was blown over and fell on a motorcyclist on Mountain Valley Road near the Hamblen/Greene county line.

A maximum wind gust of 43 mph was measured at the KMOR AWOS.

Several roads flooded and some barricaded. Flooded roadways included Slop Creek Road and Springdale Road. A bowl-shaped backyard was filled with water up to a trampoline surface. Video of stream flooding shared on social media.

Barkley Landing Drive was closed for flooding.

Several trees were blown down between Whitesburg and Bulls Gap.

Trees were blown down around the county.

Snow amounts between 2.5 and 4 inches were reported across the county.

Flooding near the intersection of White Avenue and Colonial Drive. The road was being monitored for possible closure.

Kidwell Ridge Road was flooded along the creek crossing.

Near Morristown, 4 inches of snow was measured.

Trees and power lines were blown down on Kidwell Ridge Road.

Photos from social media showed a tree blown down on two vehicles, no injuries reported.

Several boats were damaged at Cedar Hill Marina on Cherokee Lake.

Trees were blown down and limbs broken in Panther Creek State Park.

A shed was damaged.

Sustained winds were around 40 mph with the strongest gusts up to 60 mph.

A spotter measured a 67 mph gust. Numerous large tree limbs were blown down.

Several trees were reported down across the Morristown area.

Several trees reported down across the area.

Trees reported down in numerous locations across the county.

Multiple trees reported down.