High Wind in Southeast Monroe, Tennessee

High Wind February 1, 2008 · Southeast Monroe, Tennessee

71 mph

Measured gust (62 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Park officials reported a wind gust to 71 mph (62 knots) at the Coker Creek RAWS station.

The wider storm

An area of low pressure tracked across east Tennessee on the 1st day of the month. The increased pressure gradient resulted in damaging non-thunderstorm winds across the region. The strongest winds and the most damage was across the higher elevations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 78232. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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