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Thunderstorm Wind — Benton, Tennessee

2025-05-08 · near Big Sandy, Benton, Tennessee

$20K
Property damage
60 EG
Magnitude

Event narrative

Power lines and trees down on Bain Road.

Wider weather episode

A weak surface low rotated about the Mid-South during the afternoon hours, making very slow eastward progress. Pulse storms tapped into marginal instability and moderately steep midlevel lapse rates to produce damaging winds and large hail.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (36.2200, -88.0900)


Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1260246. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.