High Wind in Northwest Cocke, Tennessee

High Wind December 20, 2012 · Northwest Cocke, Tennessee

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$15K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Dispatch personnel reported several trees downed by high wind countywide.

The wider storm

A cold front tracked across the region triggering high non-thunderstorms wind over the area on the 20th. The strongest wind occurred across the higher elevations where most of the wind damage reports were reported. Wind gusts as high as 100 mph were reported. Numerous trees and powerlines were downed by the high wind. Several homes and buildings were also damaged by the wind. One person was injured in Camp Creek in Greene County when the tractor trailer he was driving on Camp Creek Road flipped on its side by the wind.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 421085. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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