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High Wind in Campbell, Tennessee

High Wind March 3, 2023 · Campbell, Tennessee

60 mph
Estimated gust (52 kt)
1
Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Over 75 trees were reported to have blown down around La Follette. One tree fell on a man riding a motorcycle. He died from his injuries.

The wider storm

A strong pressure gradient produced high winds across much of East Tennessee through the day on March 3rd. During the afternoon, a line of showers and thunderstorms crossed the area, associated with a cold front. Numerous trees were blown down with the gradient winds and the thunderstorm winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1077176. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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