Thunderstorm Wind — Carter, Tennessee

2018-07-20 · near Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee

Event narrative

A tree fell onto a home on Charlotte Drive in Elizabethton killing the occupant.

Wider weather episode

A very moist and unstable environment existed across the Southern Appalachian region during the mid to late evening hours. Widespread wind damage occurred as a bowing convective segment moved south across the region.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 758582. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.