Thunderstorm Wind in Atkinson County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind August 8, 2023 · Atkinson County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A total of 7 different reports of trees blown down were received across the entire county. Most of the notable damage included Sunnyside Church Road and TR Hattaway Road. The time of damage was based on radar.

The wider storm

Severe thunderstorms developed into the afternoon and evening as a frontal zone settled southward across SE GA and an impulse moved across the front. Significant heat and surface moisture in addition to steepening lapse rates ahead of the mid-level impulse created volatile surface-based instability which supported severe downbursts/outflows (50-70 mph) and hail. Given the near alignment of steering flow and the initiating boundary, the potential for waves or training convection created a flood threat as well.

Began near Kirkland (31.3800, -82.9000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1122765. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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