Thunderstorm Wind — Grainger, Tennessee

2017-05-27 · near Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee

Event narrative

Numerous trees were reported down across the county.

Wider weather episode

Widespread convective event developed across the entire region ahead of an outflow boundary that shifted southeast out of the Ohio Valley. An unstable air mass and more than sufficient wind shear helped the storms strengthen generating damaging winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 704529. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.