Thunderstorm Wind — Unicoi, Tennessee

2017-05-27 · near Rocky Fork, Unicoi, Tennessee

Event narrative

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

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 704538. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.