Thunderstorm Wind — Roane, Tennessee

2025-05-20 · near Jonesville, Roane, Tennessee

Event narrative

Rear flank downdraft winds associated with a tornadic supercell snapped and felled several trees along Poplar Creek Road, the small valley just east of where a brief tornado had touched down.

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 1265419. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.