Damaging Wind in Tennessee, November 25, 1998

Name: Damaging Wind in Tennessee, November 25, 1998
Start: 1998-11-25T21:10
End: 1998-11-25T21:10
Location: Tennessee

November 25, 1998 · NWS MRX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Power lines down on West Andrew Johnson Highway between National Weather Service office and Morristown. Windows blown out of houses and businesses in northeast Morristown.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $20,000
Crop damage: $25,000
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.

Power lines down on West Andrew Johnson Highway between National Weather Service office and Morristown. Windows blown out of houses and businesses in northeast Morristown. Bishop-Goodman shelter at Fred Miller Park in Morristown was demolished. Numerous trees down throughout the greater Morristown area. The storm knocked out power to around 3000 homes. Power was restored by the following day.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamblen

When: November 25, 9:10 PM EST
Where: Hamblen County, Morristown
Property damage: $20,000
Crop damage: $25,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.220, -83.280

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Tennessee in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, November 1998

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: 5674270.