Thunderstorm Wind in Hamilton County, Florida

Thunderstorm Wind May 17, 2023 · Hamilton County, Florida

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two trees were blown down across 2 lanes of Interstate 75 at mile marker 467. The time of damage was based on radar imagery.

The wider storm

An upper-level trough was across the eastern US with unsettled SW steering flow over the local forecast area. An old outflow boundary from prior convection moved across NE FL through the afternoon, which combined with sea breeze forcing and diurnal instability triggered a few strong to severe storms. Stronger dynamics (effective shear of 20-25 kts) and seasonably cool 500 mb temps (-10 degC) were across SE GA, but drier low-level air limited low-level instability and limited storm growth.

Began near Jennings (30.5900, -83.1200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1098175. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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