Strong Wind in Northwest Blount, Tennessee

Strong Wind February 16, 2025 · Northwest Blount, Tennessee

49 mph

Estimated gust (43 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A large tree was blown down by strong winds and blocked a road.

The wider storm

A strong synoptic system with heavy rainfall during warm front passage followed by additional rainfall during the severe thunderstorms along the cold front led to reports of flooding in northern portions of East Tennessee. Additionally, strong winds powered by strong winds aloft mixed to the surface, bringing wind advisory conditions to the whole area, a few high wind reports, and some wind damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1238155. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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