Thunderstorm Wind — Coffee, Tennessee

2023-08-07 · near Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee

Event narrative

Sentinel satellite imagery along with damage photos indicate an intense microburst struck the Manchester area, causing a 1/2 mile wide swath of damage along a roughly 7 mile path across southern and southeastern Manchester. Scattered trees were blown down in this area with several trees falling onto homes and businesses. Some roads reported impacted included Highway 55, Highway 41, Perry Road, Old Pocahontas Road, Royal Trail, Doak Road, Ragsdale Road, and Vaughn Hollow. Winds were estimated up to 75 mph. Damages are a rough estimate.

Wider weather episode

A line of thunderstorms moved through Middle Tennessee during the late morning and early afternoon hours of August 7, 2023. Damaging straight-line winds were the primary threat with this line, especially for areas roughly along and south of Interstate 40. While this line of thunderstorms was severe as it crossed the Tennessee River, it significantly strengthened as it moved east of Interstate 65 with estimated winds of 70 to 95 mph across the Cumberland Plateau. Numerous reports of downed trees and powerlines were received with many of these also damaging homes and vehicles as well. The worst damage occurred across Cannon, Coffee, Warren, and Van Buren counties. Six separate microbursts and downbursts were identified that caused most of the significant damage in this area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1106616. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.