Thunderstorm Wind in Clarke County, Georgia
Thunderstorm Wind July 20, 2023 · Clarke County, Georgia
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A UGA weather stem station located at 100 Sanford Drive measured a 66 mph wind gust.
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 Athens (33.9500, -83.3700).
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 1118813. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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