Thunderstorm Wind in Roane County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind August 3, 2023 · Roane County, Tennessee

83 mph

Estimated gust (72 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Severe thunderstorm winds on the right flank of the Oral tornado blew a small outbuilding onto its side, knocked down a couple of trees, and laid flat the grass all in one direction towards the path of the tornado.

The wider storm

A line of rain showers was moving eastward along a frontal boundary during the afternoon. A brief spin up tornado occurred with one of these stronger rain showers within an area of weak rotation across eastern Roane County near the Oral community. Severe downdraft winds occurred sporadically in association with this briefly tornadic thunderstorm.

Began near Cave Creek (35.8354, -84.3663).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Roane County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1112179. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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