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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
904 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2025  
   
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON  
   
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.  
 
..REMARKS..  
 
0114 AM TSTM WND DMG ABINGDON 36.71N 81.98W  
12/19/2025 WASHINGTON VA 911 CALL CENTER  
 
TWO ROADS IN ABINGDON WITH TREES BLOWN DOWN  
BLOCKING LANES OF TRAFFIC, ONE WITH OTHER  
DEBRIS BLOWN ONTO ROADWAY.  
 
0128 AM TSTM WND DMG GLADE SPRING 36.79N 81.77W  
12/19/2025 WASHINGTON VA 911 CALL CENTER  
 
LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN OUTSIDE OF LOST SOCK  
LAUNDRY, BLOCKING A LANE OF TRAFFIC.  
 
0100 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 NNW JOHNSON CITY 36.40N 82.40W  
12/19/2025 WASHINGTON TN 911 CALL CENTER  
 
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON DELMER SALTS ROAD  
AND ON CARROLL CREEK ROAD AT STEEPLECHASE.  
 
1252 AM TSTM WND GST 1 NE COLONIAL HEIGHTS 36.49N 82.49W  
12/19/2025 E59 MPH SULLIVAN TN TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
POWER OUTAGES CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS.  
 
0100 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 W BRISTOL TN 36.57N 82.21W  
12/19/2025 SULLIVAN TN TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
POWER POLE BROKEN BY HIGH WINDS, LARGE TREE  
BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN ALONG WITH A FEW  
SHINGLES.  
 
0400 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 ESE WEARS VALLEY 35.70N 83.61W  
12/18/2025 M68 MPH SEVIER TN PARK/FOREST SRVC  
 
COVE MOUNTAIN FIRE TOWER RECORDED SEVERAL  
HOURS OF NON-THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS  
EXCEEDING HIGH WIND CRITERIA. EARLIER LSRS  
NOTED THE 11 PM - 1 AM OBSERVATIONS, BUT THE  
EVENT BEGAN AT 4 PM AND CONTINUED IN  
EXCEEDANCE EVERY HOUR, WITH PEAK GUST OF 68  
MPH AT 6 PM BEFORE THE LATER, ALREADY  
RECORDED MAX GUSTS. WIND ADVISORY GUSTS  
OCCURRED BETWEEN NOON AND 2 AM.  
 
1100 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 ESE WEARS VALLEY 35.70N 83.61W  
12/18/2025 M78 MPH SEVIER TN PARK/FOREST SRVC  
 
COVE MOUNTAIN FIRE TOWER RECORDED A PEAK  
WIND OF 78 MPH FROM NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS  
AT THE 11 PM OBSERVATION.  
 
1156 PM TSTM WND GST 3 W HARRISBURG 35.86N 83.53W  
12/18/2025 M53 MPH SEVIER TN PUBLIC  
 
GATLINBURG SEVIERVILLE AIRPORT (KGKT) AWOS  
RECORDED A 53 MPH WIND GUST SHORTLY BEFORE  
MIDNIGHT.  
 
0100 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 ESE WEARS VALLEY 35.70N 83.61W  
12/19/2025 M67 MPH SEVIER TN PARK/FOREST SRVC  
 
COVE MOUNTAIN RECORDED A 67 MPH GUST AT THE  
1 AM OBSERVATION. THE MOUNTAIN ALSO RECORDED  
A 77 MPH GUST AT THE MIDNIGHT OBSERVATION,  
RIGHT AS THE SQUALL LINE WAS PASSING  
THROUGH. GIVEN THE TIMING OF THE SQUALL AND  
THE OTHER WIND REPORT FROM THE MOUNTAIN,  
UNCLEAR IF EITHER ARE DIRECT THUNDERSTORM  
WINDS OR RAW ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW.  
 
1111 PM TSTM WND DMG POWELL 36.03N 84.03W  
12/18/2025 KNOX TN PUBLIC  
 
FACEBOOK REPORT OF A FLAG POLE BENT TO THE  
GROUND IN FRONT YARD OF HOME IN POWELL.  
 
1120 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE BEARDEN 35.94N 83.97W  
12/18/2025 KNOX TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE  
 
LARGE TREE FELL AND SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED  
HOME ON TOWANDA TRAIL IN WEST KNOXVILLE.  
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED EXTRICATING ONE  
PERSON.  
 
1140 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE KNOXVILLE 35.97N 83.93W  
12/18/2025 KNOX TN 911 CALL CENTER  
 
OVER 75 CALLS TO KNOX COUNTY DISPATCH  
REGARDING TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE ACROSS  
KNOXVILLE FROM THE STORMS. STORM PASSAGE  
BETWEEN 11 AND 11:40 PM.  
 
1142 PM TSTM WND DMG JEFFERSON CITY 36.12N 83.49W  
12/18/2025 JEFFERSON TN NWS EMPLOYEE  
 
SIGN COVERS OVER FOOD CITY AND REGIONS BANK  
SIGNS SUSTAINED DAMAGE IN JEFFERSON CITY.  
 
1205 AM TSTM WND DMG JEFFERSON CITY 36.12N 83.49W  
12/19/2025 JEFFERSON TN 911 CALL CENTER  
 
OVER 30 CALLS TO JEFFERSON DISPATCH  
REGARDING TREE DAMAGE OR POWER/UTILITY LINE  
DAMAGE FROM THE STORMS. STORM PASSAGE  
BETWEEN 11:30 PM AND 12:05 AM.  
 
1047 PM TSTM WND GST 4 ESE CHATTANOOGA 35.04N 85.20W  
12/18/2025 M53 MPH HAMILTON TN PUBLIC  
 
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT ASOS MEASURED TWO 46  
KNOT (~53 MPH) GUSTS BETWEEN 10:40 AND 10:47  
PM EST.  
 
1150 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W ALPHA 36.18N 83.39W  
12/18/2025 HAMBLEN TN PUBLIC  
 
SECURITY FENCING BLOWN OVER BY THUNDERSTORM  
WINDS AT THE AVENUE CHURCH AT HWY 160 AND  
US11E IN MORRISTOWN.  
 
1220 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 N MIDWAY 36.19N 83.00W  
12/19/2025 GREENE TN 911 CALL CENTER  
 
TREES DOWN ON POTTER TOWN ROAD NEAR THE  
WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER.  
 
0110 AM TSTM WND GST 1 SW HUNTER 36.37N 82.17W  
12/19/2025 M56 MPH CARTER TN AWOS  
 
CORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT  
FROM 1 SW HUNTER. ELIZABETHTON MUNICIPAL  
AIRPORT AWOS RECORDED A 56 MPH WIND GUST  
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE THUNDERSTORM.  
 
1126 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NW ALCOA 35.81N 84.00W  
12/18/2025 M62 MPH BLOUNT TN PUBLIC  
 
KNOXVILLE TYS AIRPORT ASOS RECORDED A 54  
KNOT (~62 MPH) WIND GUST.  
 
 
 
 
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