Thunderstorm Wind — Hawkins, Tennessee

2022-05-19 · near Church Hill, Hawkins, Tennessee

Event narrative

A trained spotter estimated a wind gust of 52 knots.

Wider weather episode

Several rounds of thunderstorms brought large hail and some damaging wind gusts to portions of northeast Tennessee, starting in the late evening hours of May 18 and continuing through the afternoon of May 19. Most of the reports were of large hail, with the largest being the size of a hen egg.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1017610. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.