Thunderstorm Wind in Roane County, Tennessee
Thunderstorm Wind May 20, 2025 · Roane County, Tennessee
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
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.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Jonesville (35.9673, -84.3904).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1265419. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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