High Wind — Northwest Carter, Tennessee

2024-09-27 · Northwest Carter, Tennessee

Event narrative

A Facebook county feed reported that a golf course in Elizabethton received significant tree damage from Helene's winds. Additionally several trees were felled along Smalling Road, Constitution Avenue, and several other roads across the county.

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 1218017. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.