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Thunderstorm Wind in Giles County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind May 30, 2004 · Giles County, Tennessee

120 mph
Estimated gust (104 kt)
1
Death
$20K
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 were estimated to be 115 to 120 mph. The path length of destruction was 1/2 mile wide and 3/4 of a mile long. A house was severely damaged with a roof blown off and a wall blown down. It was a brick frame house built in 1980. A 7 year-old girl was killed inside her grandparent's home, at 520 Tacketts Branch Road, when a wall collapsed on her. Several outbuildings were damaged. Numerous trees were uprooted and blown down.

Began near Minor Hill (35.0500, -87.0833).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5396162. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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