Thunderstorm Wind — Hawkins, Tennessee

2024-02-28 · near Johnson Store, Hawkins, Tennessee

Event narrative

A personal weather station recorded a thunderstorm wind gust of 62 mph.

Wider weather episode

A powerful upper jet and an approaching cold front help fuel strong synoptic winds that delivered high non-thunderstorm winds across East Tennessee, then a line of severe thunderstorms produced damaging straight line winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1163029. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.