High Wind in Claiborne, Tennessee

A prolonged wind event from Helene combined with extremely saturated soils led to widespread trees blown down across Claiborne County, resulting in severe damage to the local utility electric grid, with a couple hundred service calls to address downed trees, snapped electric poles, and damaged powerlines across the county.

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.