Thunderstorm Wind — Loudon, Tennessee

2025-05-02 · near Highland Park, Loudon, Tennessee

Event narrative

Multiple reports of trees being blown down by severe thunderstorm gusts across the county. Additionally utility data showed over 1,000 customers were without power.

Wider weather episode

An area of thunderstorms moved into eastern Tennessee during the afternoon hours on May 2, 2025. Damaging wind reports were seen throughout the Cumberland plateau and Tennessee valley, but the strongest storms and greatest concentration of severe weather reports were mainly in the southern Tennessee valley. Flash flooding, damaging winds, and even some severe sized hail were seen there.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1253153. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.