Thunderstorm Wind — Crockett, Tennessee

2025-03-30 · near Alamo, Crockett, Tennessee

Event narrative

The drive-in movie theater screen at Safari Park suffered significant damage.

Wider weather episode

Significant instability built across the Mid-South as temperatures climbed into the upper 70s and lower 80s and dewpoints topped out in the mid to upper 60s. This warm moist air provided very high instability for this time of year. Additionally, plentiful shear and exceptional lapse rates were available. Thunderstorms were able to grow upscale quickly across West Tennessee as discrete cells. The discrete cells eventually congealed into a line later in the evening. Damaging winds and hail were the primary threats.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1248111. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.