Thunderstorm Wind — Obion, Tennessee

2021-05-04 · near Union City, Obion, Tennessee

Event narrative

Straight-line winds knocked down trees and power lines along US Highway 51. A warehouse suffered roof and wall damage.

Wider weather episode

A moist and unstable airmass in place across the Mid-South helped to fuel severe storms ahead of an advancing cold front and deep upper-level trough swinging into the Central Plains. A line of severe storms moved from Arkansas across northern parts of the Mid-South during the early morning hours of May 4th. There was widespread wind damage and a few weak tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 957578. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.