High Wind — North Sevier, Tennessee

2020-04-12 · North Sevier, Tennessee

Event narrative

Recorded at Cove Mountain wind tower. The time of occurrence was estimated.

Wider weather episode

Mountain wave winds developed to the lee of the higher terrain on the Tennessee and North Carolina state line as a strong southerly flow formed in a tightening pressure gradient ahead of a strengthening storm system.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 875911. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.