Thunderstorm Wind in Marion County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind August 12, 2023 · Marion 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 blown down by severe thunderstorm winds across the county.

The wider storm

Marginally supportive shear and plenty of CAPE combine to produce numerous severe thunderstorms that grew upscale into a mesoscale convective system. This MCS progressed from west to east across eastern Tennessee, bringing numerous reports of damaging winds and isolated flash flooding.

Began near Sequatchie (35.1300, -85.5600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1121359. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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