High Wind — Northwest Blount, Tennessee

2024-01-12 · Northwest Blount, Tennessee

Event narrative

A CWOP station measured a 66 mph non-thunderstorm wind gust. Several other wind reports of 50 to 55 mph wind gusts were recorded across East Tennessee during this event.

Wider weather episode

A potent system produced a very strong mountain wave setup, yielding very strong non-thunderstorm wind gusts to East Tennessee.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1154610. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.