Thunderstorm Wind — Meigs, Tennessee

2025-05-12 · near Beta, Meigs, Tennessee

Event narrative

Severe thunderstorm caused several trees to fall across the county, knocking over powerlines in a few locations. Power outages amounted to 10 percent of the county being without power due to the storm.

Wider weather episode

A closed low to the southwest of East Tennessee brought marginal amounts of instability and shear to the region. With a pause in the rain, an isolated severe storm was able to form, bringing hail and severe winds to a small portion of the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1262836. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.