Thunderstorm Wind in Sequatchie County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind August 12, 2023 · Sequatchie 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

A few trees blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.

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 Lewis Chapel (35.2900, -85.3200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1121364. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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