Thunderstorm Wind in Knox County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind December 18, 2025 · Knox County, Tennessee

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

$100K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 36 inch diameter oak tree was felled by severe thunderstorm winds and sliced through the side of a home, requiring the fire department to extricate 1 person. No confirmed injuries. Fire department reported another tree falling on a separate house in Knoxville as well as several other incidents of tree damage across the city.

The wider storm

Strong cold front brought a line of showers and thunderstorms that were able to successfully transport strong to severe wind gusts to the surface in portions of East Tennessee. Additionally, winds aloft ahead of the front produced several instances of high wind criteria non-thunderstorm wind gusts.

Began near Sequoyah Hills (35.9400, -83.9700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1308032. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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