Thunderstorm Wind in Carter County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind September 6, 2025 · Carter County, Tennessee

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of intermittent thunderstorm wind damage due to a severe convective downdraft. Wind damage began in portions of Elizabethton, mainly confined to trees and powerlines being blown down, and continued parallel to SR-91 to the county line with Johnson County. A trampoline from an unknown address was lofted and eventually deposited outside of a small grocer on the east side of Elizabethton. SR-91 was blocked in multiple locations by fallen trees, including near the Stoney Creek VFD Station Number 1.

The wider storm

An isolated severe thunderstorm ahead of a cold front was able to become surface based and produce severe winds over a significant swath of Carter County, despite the early morning timeframe of the storm's passage.

Began near Elizabethton (36.3538, -82.2033).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1294606. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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