Thunderstorm Wind in Tipton County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind April 19, 2011 · Tipton County, Tennessee

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

$1.7M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Straight line winds caused damage from Atoka to Brighton. Six houses, four mobile homes, three businesses and eight farm buildings were destroyed. Many trees and signs were also knocked down.

The wider storm

A strong area of low pressure moved from the Southern Plains into the Middle Mississippi Valley from April 19th into April 20th. A trailing cold front moved into the Mid-South during the nighttime hours of April 19th resulting in numerous severe storms with large hail and damaging wind. This front slowly moved across the region eventually stalling across North Mississippi on April 20th resulting in more severe storms.

Began near Atoka (35.4300, -89.7800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 301597. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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