Thunderstorm Wind in Carroll County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind April 19, 2011 · Carroll County, Tennessee

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

$1.2M

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 widespread damage across parts of Carroll County including Huntingdon. Two mobile homes, two businesses and two farm buildings were destroyed. Twenty-eight homes and one public building suffered minor or major damage. Many trees were knocked down as well.

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 Atwood (35.9700, -88.6700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 302013. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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