Thunderstorm Wind in Candler County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind May 23, 2022 · Candler County, Georgia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Candler County Sheriff's Office relayed images of numerous trees with some power poles down along Rosemary Church Road. The damage was consistent with straight line winds.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Pulaski (32.4500, -81.9800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1024374. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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