High Wind — Hawkins, Tennessee

2024-09-27 · Hawkins, Tennessee

Event narrative

Trees were felled or snapped by high, prolonged winds from Helene across Hawkins County, including several in the Rogersville area, Church Hill, Mount Carmel, and onto 11W and other area roadways. Additionally, the county emergency manager reported several hundred calls for service from wind damage to both trees and powerlines across the county through the storm.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Helene caps off a several day heavy rainfall event in association with a stalled closed upper low that drew a stream of tropical moisture into the area on the 25th and 26th. The arrival of Helene on the 27th yielded catastrophic flash flooding and river flooding, as well as significant wind damage as wet soils and strong wind gusts led to forest damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1217989. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.