Thunderstorm Wind in Unicoi County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind May 27, 2017 · Unicoi 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

A few trees were reported down across the Sam's Gap area.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Rocky Fork (36.0300, -82.5500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 704538. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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