Thunderstorm Wind in Meigs County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind July 6, 2016 · Meigs County, Tennessee

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees were reported down in southern Meigs County.

The wider storm

A few pulse severe thunderstorms developed across northeastern parts of the region including Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee at mid afternoon. Following this development, a more organized line of storms that formed along an outflow boundary that moved out of South Central Kentucky and Middle Tennessee onto the Cumberland Plateau and continued southeast across much of Central East and Southeast Tennessee.

The mode of severe weather was straight line wind which ended up downing numerous trees and power lines.

Began near Big Spg (35.3900, -84.9900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 635114. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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