Thunderstorm Wind in Hamilton County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind June 7, 2025 · Hamilton County, Tennessee

81 mph

Estimated gust (70 kt)

$500K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Large tree branches up to 10 inches in diameter were snapped off the trees by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts. At one location, the Chattanooga Fire Department responded to a house with a large tree branch damaging the porch roof of the home. EPB of Chattanooga reported over 400 incidents of downed power lines, snapped power poles, or other infrastructure damage across Hamilton County.

The wider storm

A severe mesoscale convective system, MCS, moved west to east across southern Tennessee, northern Alabama, and northern Georgia during the afternoon of the 7th. This complex produced significant utility infrastructure and other wind related damages across the Chattanooga metro.

Began near Collegedale Arpk (35.0400, -85.0300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1272042. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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