Thunderstorm Wind — Candler, Georgia

2022-06-14 · near Aline, Candler, Georgia

Event narrative

A Candler County emergency manager reported multiple trees down near the intersection of Highway 57 and Piney Grove Road.

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 1026065. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.