Thunderstorm Wind — Oglethorpe, Georgia

2023-08-03 · near Smithonia, Oglethorpe, Georgia

Event narrative

Report of tree was downed on Melton Road.

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 1125690. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.