Thunderstorm Wind — Rhea, Tennessee

2024-07-30 · near Lorraine, Rhea, Tennessee

Event narrative

Thunderstorm outflow winds, with no active storm present, brought down most of a large tree in Spring City.

Wider weather episode

An upper level shortwave coupled with strong wind fields brought multiple rounds of severe weather to East Tennessee, including two mesoscale convective systems. Flash flooding occurred in Knox county.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1191438. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.