Thunderstorm Wind in Grainger County, Tennessee
Thunderstorm Wind October 31, 2019 · Grainger County, Tennessee
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Trees were reported down.
The wider storm
A strong cold front moved through the Southern Appalachians around mid day impacting much of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia resulting in widespread wind damage. The air mass in advance of the front was associated with only weak instability. However, the wind field was very strong with favorable directional shear in a small part of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. In this environment, a weak, short lived tornado formed across Northeast Tennessee. Farther south, in Central East Tennessee, straight line winds downed a large tree onto a vehicle resulting in a fatality.
Began near Thorn Hill (36.3600, -83.4400).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 856645. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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