Thunderstorm Wind — Pickens, Georgia

2022-02-17 · near Hinton, Pickens, Georgia

Event narrative

Numerous trees down along the Hwy-136 connector from Willow Ln to Bunch Ct. One tree down on a vehicle, one tree down on an ambulance.

Wider weather episode

During the evening of February 17th, a cold front and associated squall line pushed through the area knocking down numerous trees and powerlines across North Georgia, with the Rome ASOS measuring a wind gust of 62 MPH.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1006053. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.