Thunderstorm Wind — Giles, Tennessee

2004-05-30 · near Minor Hill, Giles, Tennessee

Event narrative

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5396162. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.