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Old 04-03-2009, 07:36 PM
 
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are there tornadoes in gatlinburg?

 
Old 04-04-2009, 06:56 AM
 
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There have been no documented tornadoes in Sevier County since they began keeping records, 1950.
 
Old 04-04-2009, 08:23 AM
 
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Do you know how tornados are formed? Can tornados form in mountains?
 
Old 04-04-2009, 08:49 AM
 
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Do you know how tornados are formed? Can tornados form in mountains?
Tornadoes are formed when cold and warm air meet. Due to where the Smoky's are located, the chance of getting a tornado in Gatlinburg is not probable. They are usually found in west and middle Tennessee, because of weather patterns. Although we do have a small share of them in East Tennessee, it is not common. The Knoxville area has only had a few and they weren't very significant.
 
Old 04-04-2009, 10:26 AM
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Gatlinburg gets straight-line winds...not the vortex kind. There are times, due to elevation, where the winds can be almost as damaging...fronts blowing through or hurricane remnants from Carolina.
 
Old 04-04-2009, 07:47 PM
 
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I can't imagine a tornado hitting Gatlinburg. Maybe some funnel clouds flying over, but not touching down. I think the mountainous terrain makes it extremely unlikely.
 
Old 04-05-2009, 07:50 PM
 
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I got curious about why it NEVER seems to storm here....sure, it rains, but it seems like every single time there are storms marching across TN they fizzle out before they get to Knoxville.

Turns out, there's very good reasons for this. I always figured this might have something to do with it, but never had found any concrete info on the subject.

I swear, we live in Pleasantville.

Forecasting for Knoxville, Tennessee (The Dilemma of the Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee Valley and the Great Smoky Mountains)
 
Old 04-05-2009, 09:23 PM
 
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I got curious about why it NEVER seems to storm here....sure, it rains, but it seems like every single time there are storms marching across TN they fizzle out before they get to Knoxville.

Turns out, there's very good reasons for this. I always figured this might have something to do with it, but never had found any concrete info on the subject.

I swear, we live in Pleasantville.

Forecasting for Knoxville, Tennessee (The Dilemma of the Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee Valley and the Great Smoky Mountains)
That was a fascinating read. Like you, I suspected a lot of that, too. Thank you
 
Old 04-05-2009, 09:37 PM
 
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I got curious about why it NEVER seems to storm here....sure, it rains, but it seems like every single time there are storms marching across TN they fizzle out before they get to Knoxville.

Turns out, there's very good reasons for this. I always figured this might have something to do with it, but never had found any concrete info on the subject.

I swear, we live in Pleasantville.

Forecasting for Knoxville, Tennessee (The Dilemma of the Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee Valley and the Great Smoky Mountains)
That really is interesting! Thanks for the link! I was particularly fascinated by the fact that Mount LeConte is the largest (but not the highest elevation) mountain in the eastern U.S.
 
Old 04-05-2009, 10:03 PM
 
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That really is interesting! Thanks for the link! I was particularly fascinated by the fact that Mount LeConte is the largest (but not the highest elevation) mountain in the eastern U.S.
I know. That was the first that I heard of it, too! Neat stuff.
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