Thunderstorm Wind in Fentress County, Tennessee

Severe thunderstorm winds associated with a tornadic storm snapped power poles and downed trees north of Allardt. Damages are estimated.

As an upper-level low approached Middle Tennessee on June 11, 2023, it along with warm, moist air, plenty of instability, and deep wind shear helped to set the stage for severe weather across much of the area. Before a line of thunderstorms along a cold front arrived, however, the thunderstorms that developed ahead of it brought the first and most significant round of severe weather. These thunderstorms developed strong mesocyclones that were able to produce large hail and damaging winds. Several reports of hail larger than one inch were received with the largest hailstone about 1.75 inches in Pickett County. It was across the Cumberland Plateau where favorable amounts of helicity were also present where three tornadoes occurred. All three were rated EF-1, but one of these tornadoes in Fentress County was on the ground for nearly 11 miles. Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities were reported.