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Thunderstorm Wind in Banks County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind August 3, 2023 · Banks County, Georgia

49 mph

Estimated gust (43 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Powerlines reported down near the intersection of hwy 164 and hwy 98.

The wider storm

Remnants of thunderstorms in Tennessee moved into North Georgia in the early afternoon hours of the 3rd. Meanwhile, daytime heating across Central Georgia helped to destabilize the moist airmass in place. Thunderstorms began to redevelop into a Mesoscale Convective Complex (MCS) developing severe winds across a broad area.

Began near Homer (34.3224, -83.5034).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1125573. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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