High Wind in Southeast Monroe, Tennessee

High Wind February 1, 2008 · Southeast Monroe, Tennessee

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

$15K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The sheriff's office reported several trees down near Tellico Plains and along the Cherohala Skyway.

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 78257. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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