Thunderstorm Wind in Towns County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind July 2, 2023 · Towns County, Georgia

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Reports of widespread damage at the Georgia Mountain Fair Campground on Lake Chatuge in Hiawassee. Dozens of trees were blown down, including several on vehicles and camper vans/trailers.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms moved across an unstable airmass located mostly over Mississippi, Alabama, and Western Georgia in the afternoon hours. Storms were able to produce outflow strong enough to further develop spotty clustering of thunderstorms across North and Northeast GA.

Began near Hunt (34.9667, -83.7734).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1118721. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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