Thunderstorm Wind — Mcminn, Tennessee

2025-05-20 · near Athens, Mcminn, Tennessee

Event narrative

Several trees were blown down by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts.

Wider weather episode

An occluding surface low bringing a trailing cold front forced several bouts of severe thunderstorms in East Tennessee, fueled by high effective shear and moderate amounts of instability.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1263147. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.