Thunderstorm Wind — Smith, Tennessee

2022-07-12 · near Defeated, Smith, Tennessee

Event narrative

Trees and power lines were blown down with power outages in the northern part of Smith County, including the Defeated Creek area.

Wider weather episode

The largest severe weather event of summer 2022 affected much of Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours on July 12, with numerous severe thunderstorms producing large hail and wind damage. Up to softball size hail was reported in the Chapel Hill area of Marshall County, which is the largest hail reported in Middle Tennessee in many years.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1050522. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.