High Wind in Southeast Greene, Tennessee

High Wind February 24, 2016 · Southeast Greene, Tennessee

78 mph

Estimated gust (68 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 78 mph wind gust was measured at the Camp Creek wind tower.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system moved northeast out of the Lower Mississippi Valley through the Upper Ohio Valley dragging a cold front through the Southern Appalachians. The strong wind field associated with the deep low pressure system generated numerous downed trees across the region. Some convective gusts also developed with a few thunderstorms during the event.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 617465. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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