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Thunderstorm Wind in Ben Hill County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind October 30, 1993 · Ben Hill County, Georgia

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

Injuries

$5.0M

Damage as recorded

$500K

Crop damage

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm winds damaged several mobile homes and pre-fab homes. Several small sheds and outbuildings were destroyed or severely damaged. Four injuries occurred when an unanchored mobile home was overturned by thunderstorm winds. Several large trees were uprooted and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds. Over 8600 people in Fitzgerald were left without power for about eight hours. Nearly 25 percent of the pecan crop was destroyed in Ben Hill county at a cost of 100,000 dollars.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 10319192. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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