Thunderstorm Wind in Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind July 8, 2023 · Oglethorpe County, Georgia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Approximately 30 trees down east of Maxeys in southern Oglethorpe County. Worst of damage was along McWhorter Drive where a shed was rolled over and destroyed in addition to the trees down.

The wider storm

Daytime heating fueled several strong to marginally severe storms across the area on both the afternoon/evening of July 7th and 8th. The hardest hit areas were across parts of east-central GA, around the town of Jefferson (Jackson County) and also over southern Oglethorpe county (July 8th).

Began near Bowling Green (33.7587, -83.1408).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1125665. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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