Thunderstorm Wind — Dade, Georgia

2023-03-25 · near Avans, Dade, Georgia

Event narrative

Mesonet station GA320 I-59 at SR-136 reported a wind gust of 62mph.

Wider weather episode

A 2-pronged threat affected north and central Georgia during the morning and evening of March 25th as a cold front pushed through and stalled over the area. The front moved through and weakened over north Georgia through the morning, producing isolated reports of damaging wind gust. By the afternoon, this front slowed and stalled across central Georgia, serving as a catalyst for additional severe thunderstorm development during the afternoon with multiple reports of large hail and damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1091635. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.