Thunderstorm Wind — Roane, Tennessee

2024-08-16 · near Barnardsville, Roane, Tennessee

Event narrative

Numerous trees and powerlines blown down throughout the county by severe thunderstorm wind gusts with an estimated 1400 customers without power.

Wider weather episode

Small upper level impulses help to force a weakly organized mesoscale convective system during the late afternoon into early evening in East Tennessee, generating a few instances of severe straight line wind damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1211319. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.