Thunderstorm Wind — Greene, Tennessee

2024-02-12 · near Fairview, Greene, Tennessee

Event narrative

A few trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts between Tusculum and Mosheim. Additionally, multiple strong wind gusts were recorded during the storms' passage, including 46 mph in Madisonville, 55 mph at Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport, 56 mph at Sevierville - Pigeon Forge Airport, 40 mph at Greenville AWOS, and 52 mph in Leesburg.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system brought a squall of strong to severe thunderstorms across East Tennessee, with ambient non-thunderstorm winds near or at high wind criteria. After the low passed, wrap around snow producing light accumulations occurred across higher elevations of the East TN Mountains.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1160332. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.