Thunderstorm Wind — Candler, Georgia

2022-05-23 · near Metter, Candler, Georgia

Event narrative

Candler County dispatch reported two trees down on Highway 46. One was down near the intersection with Fifteen Mile Creek Road and another was down near the intersection with Lake Church Road.

Wider weather episode

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed in the early afternoon hours across southern and southeastern Georgia. These thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a nearby front and eventually evolved into a line of thunderstorms as they progressed eastward through the late afternoon hours. The thunderstorms produced numerous reports of severe weather across southeast Georgia, the majority of which were damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1024371. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.