Thunderstorm Wind — Crawford, Georgia

2023-08-03 · near Lee Pope, Crawford, Georgia

Event narrative

Reports of several trees down on Union Church Rd in the area around Walton Rd.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1125621. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.