Thunderstorm Wind — Clarke, Georgia

2023-07-20 · near (ahn)athens Muni Arp, Clarke, Georgia

60 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Automated weather station in Athens (KAHN), measured a peak wind gust of 69 mph.

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 1118812. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.