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Thunderstorm Wind in Blount County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind August 18, 2024 · Blount County, Tennessee

64 mph
Measured gust (56 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The ASOS weather station at McGhee Tyson Airport measured a 64 mph severe thunderstorm wind gust.

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 (tys)mcghee Tyson Kn (35.8161, -83.9927).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1211351. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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