Thunderstorm Wind — Coffee, Georgia

2023-07-22 · near Chatterton, Coffee, Georgia

Event narrative

Trees were blown down on East Baker Highway. The time of damage was based on radar.

Wider weather episode

A wavering surface boundary across SE Georgia, the dominant Gulf Coast sea breeze and steep mid and upper-level lapse rates combined with some dry pockets of low-level air produced scattered diurnally enhanced strong to severe storms that produced wind gusts of 40-60 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1108714. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.