Thunderstorm Wind in Jefferson County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind December 18, 2025 · Jefferson County, Tennessee

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sign covers over Food City and Regions Bank signs in Jefferson City were partially ripped off by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.

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 Jefferson City (36.1200, -83.4900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1308037. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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