Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Altamaha Sd To Fernandina Beach Fl Out 20nm, Atlantic South

2023-06-19 · near Mckinnon Arpt, Altamaha Sd To Fernandina Beach Fl Out 20nm, Atlantic South

Event narrative

The ASOS at the Malcom McKinnon Golden Isles airport measured a wind gust of 53 mph.

Wider weather episode

Two distinct short-wave troughs embedded within an upper-level trough west of the region brought 2 rounds of strong to severe storms across the local area under active SW flow. The first round of storms moved inland across the Suwannee River Valley in the morning and tracked eastward across the area through early afternoon. The next round of storm occurred during the evening toward the Atlantic coast. Widespread wind gusts of 40-50 mph and small hail occurred with many of the strong storms with large hail from severe storms and damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1103726. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.