Thunderstorm Wind — Knox, Tennessee

2025-12-18 · near Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee

Event narrative

Over 75 calls to the county 911 system occurred due to severe wind gusts causing multiple trees and powerlines to be damaged.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1308034. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.