Thunderstorm Wind — Walker, Georgia

2023-06-25 · near Cenchat, Walker, Georgia

Event narrative

Report via social media of multiple large trees down along Mission Ridge Rd in Rossville. Tree diameter is roughly 2 ft.

Wider weather episode

In a 4-6 hour period during the late afternoon and evening hours of June 25th, a large-scale MCS/damaging wind event moved nearly due south, slamming much of north and central Georgia, including the Atlanta metro area. More than 170 storm reports, mainly wind damage were documented across the 96-county forecast area.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (34.9200, -85.3100)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1109430. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.