Thunderstorm Wind — Appling, Georgia

2023-07-30 · near Surrency, Appling, Georgia

Event narrative

Widespread tree damage occurred across the southside of the county. The time of damage was based on radar.

Wider weather episode

A mean westerly steering flow pushed a progressive Gulf sea breeze inland and pinned the Atlantic sea breeze between I-95 and the Atlantic coast in the afternoon where explosive convection developed over a very moist and unstable airmass. Additional strong to severe storms developed across SE GA near a meandering surface front, but coverage was limited given drier mean layer moisture.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1109675. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.