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Thunderstorm Wind in Tipton County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind March 15, 2026 · Tipton County, Tennessee

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$3K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Three trees were knocked down near Brighton, blocking roadways and resulting in power outages.

The wider storm

A negatively tilted upper-level trough began to deepen as it moved from the northern Rockies into the Middle Mississippi Valley on Sunday afternoon, driving a potent cold front eastward. Mid-level heights also began to fall Sunday afternoon as impressive kinematics overspread the region. Moderately steep mid-level lapse rates greater than 7 C/km, along with SBCAPE values of 750-1200 J/kg and storm relative helicity values upwards of 300 m2/s2 developed ahead of the cold front. An impressive line of storms formed along and ahead of the cold front, producing a half dozen weak tornadoes, 75+ mph wind gusts, and large hail across the Mid-South.

Began near Brighton Cates Arpt (35.4900, -89.7100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1326911. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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