High Wind in Northwest Carter, Tennessee

High Wind February 24, 2016 · Northwest Carter, Tennessee

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees and power lines were reported down across the county resulting in several road closures.

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 617472. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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