Thunderstorm Wind — Jenkins, Georgia

2022-06-14 · near Paramore Station, Jenkins, Georgia

Event narrative

A county official reported thunderstorm winds blew down a tree along Buttermilk Road near the Screven County Line.

Wider weather episode

Strong heating under a ridge of high pressure set up an environment with large mixed layer convective available potential energy, large downdraft convective available potential energy, and strong low-level lapse rates supportive of damaging winds as upstream thunderstorms entered portions of southeast Georgia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1026062. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.