Thunderstorm Wind — Bledsoe, Tennessee

2021-05-04 · near Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee

Event narrative

Numerous trees were blown down and a trailer was blown over in the Pikeville area.

Wider weather episode

Storms developed across portions of East Tennessee in the afternoon and evening of May 3, with some producing gusty winds and small hail. Storms continued through the night, saturating the ground. As a line of storms associated with a cold front moved through during the morning hours of May 4, flash flooding and damaging winds occurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 949528. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.