Thunderstorm Wind — Loudon, Tennessee

2023-08-07 · near Loudon, Loudon, Tennessee

Event narrative

Loudon County High sustained significant roof damage to the gymnasium. The roof decking was ripped off the building. The only other structural damage on site was to the ticket booth, which also had the roof lifted off and destroyed.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1120669. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.