Thunderstorm Wind — Forsyth, Georgia

2023-07-20 · near Dunn, Forsyth, Georgia

51 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Report of 59 mph wind gust at Mesonet station 1076 w 1.6 NE Cumming.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1118781. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.