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Thunderstorm Wind in Gordon County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind July 20, 2023 · Gordon County, Georgia

64 mph
Estimated gust (56 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Exterior wall of a firehouse gym collapsed on Curtis Parkway.

The wider storm

A large squall-line (Mesoscale Convective System) moved across mainly North and East-Central GA during the afternoon and early evening hours of July 20th. Conditions were very favorable for damaging winds along and ahead of well-developed cold pool, with high instability and elevated Downdraft-CAPE. Widespread damage occurred from far north Georgia to east-central GA (Warren County), with very intense winds (80-90+mph) estimated from damage across parts of Cherokee and Forsyth counties. A couple of brief embedded weak tornadoes occurred in Cherokee County from this system.

Began near Echota (34.5007, -84.9258).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1118752. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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