Thunderstorm Wind, McMinn
- When
- July 4, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- McMinn County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 35.420, -84.620
Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 4, 1997
Numerous trees and powerlines down throughout county. About 800 to 900 customers were without power just after the storm.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
Numerous trees and powerlines down throughout county. About 800 to 900 customers were without power just after the storm. Most had power restored by early afternoon of July 5th.
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:57 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5602619.