Thunderstorm Wind — Brantley, Georgia

2022-06-17 · near Nahunta, Brantley, Georgia

Event narrative

Brantley 911 call center reported multiple trees were down throughout Nahunta. Brantley county EM reported multiple trees and power lines were down along Buffalo Creek Dr, Riverside rd, Satilla Ave and Main street. A pine tree fell on Hometown Pizza but there was no damage to the building. Mesonet station UGA81 Nahunta measured a 40 mph thunderstorm wind gust at 10:30 PM EST.

Wider weather episode

A persistent upper level ridge west of the region started to break down and retrograde with steep mid level lapse rates around 8-9 degC/km. A remnant MCS tracked across the periphery of the weakening ridge west of the area with associated cold pools enhancing convergence over elevated low and mid level instability. These convective ingredients produced strong to severe storms across SE GA in the late afternoon and evening hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1031784. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.