Thunderstorm Wind in Rhea County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind August 12, 2023 · Rhea 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 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 Montague (35.4700, -85.0700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1121381. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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