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Thunderstorm Wind in Ben Hill County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind June 17, 2022 · Ben Hill County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A few hundred power outages occurred across northern Ben Hill county as gusty winds from a thunderstorm moved through.

The wider storm

A very active summer pattern resulted in numerous reports of trees and power lines down across the tri-state area. Most of the damage occurred on June 14th as a large MCS moved south and southwestward across most of the area.

Began near Queensland (31.8000, -83.2400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1041525. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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