Thunderstorm Wind in Hancock County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind August 17, 2024 · Hancock County, Tennessee

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees and powerlines were blown down in the western portion of the county by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.

The wider storm

A mature upper low with an embedded shortwave allowed for a couple rounds of scattered severe thunderstorms to cross East Tennessee, with hail and damaging thunderstorm winds occurring.

Began near Big Creek (36.4900, -83.3300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1211348. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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