Thunderstorm Wind in Blount County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind February 28, 2024 · Blount County, Tennessee

67 mph

Measured gust (58 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A personal weather station recorded a severe thunderstorm wind gust of 58 knots. The thunderstorm winds broke and bent structural posts along a fence.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Oakhurst (35.7600, -83.9400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1163032. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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