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Thunderstorm Wind in Jefferson County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind August 7, 2023 · Jefferson County, Tennessee

60 mph
Estimated gust (52 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple trees and powerlines blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts in Dandridge. Some trees hit vehicles and homes.

The wider storm

A highly anomalous pattern for August including an unseasonably intense low pressure system created several hours of severe thunderstorms including the final round of storms that grew upscale into a severe mesoscale convective system.

Began near Dandridge (36.0200, -83.4200).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1120660. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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