Thunderstorm Wind — Polk, Tennessee

2023-05-16 · near Benton, Polk, Tennessee

Event narrative

Multiple trees were blown down by straight line winds.

Wider weather episode

Weak shortwave brought scattered discrete thunderstorms followed by a line of thunderstorms through east Tennessee, producing several large hail reports and straight line wind damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1099301. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.