High Wind in East Polk, Tennessee

High Wind December 9, 2009 · East Polk, Tennessee

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

$15K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Law enforcement personnel reported several trees downed by non-thunderstorm winds countywide with the most damage across the east half of the county.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure tracked across east Tennessee bringing damaging non-thunderstorm winds to the area late in the day on the 8th and continued into the overnight hours on the 9th. The strongest winds occurred over the higher elevations. Flash flooding was also reported in the overnight hours.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 202376. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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