High Wind — Northwest Greene, Tennessee

2024-12-15 · Northwest Greene, Tennessee

Event narrative

The NOAA ATDD weather station at Camp Creek Elementary School recorded at least an hour of high wind criteria wind gusts, with the end time being estimated from nearby personal weather station high wind gusts. The peak gust at the elementary school was 68 mph at 6:45 AM EST.

Wider weather episode

An incoming low pressure system tightened the pressure gradient and increased winds aloft, bringing strong to high wind gusts across the mountains and immediate foothills of East Tennessee.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1226525. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.