Thunderstorm Wind in Polk County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind June 22, 2026 · Polk 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

Large tree blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts along Highway 30.

The wider storm

Two rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms took place during the afternoon and evening hours on the 22nd. A remnant mesoscale convective vortex, or MCV, crossed across Arkansas, Tennessee, and portions of Alabama and Georgia. Ahead of the MCV, strengthening winds aloft helped fuel thunderstorms. First round was of storms produced only isolated wind damage. Second round presented a strongly bowed cluster of storms which produced significant wind damage in portions of southeastern Tennessee, primarily in Hamilton County. Damages were north of at least $2 million.

Began near Hambright (35.1900, -84.5000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1350444. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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