Thunderstorm Wind — Ben Hill, Georgia

2023-08-06 · near Westwood, Ben Hill, Georgia

Event narrative

A tree blew down at the intersection of Ivemeyer Road and Lower Rebecca Road.

Wider weather episode

An active summer pattern led to scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms, some of which produced damaging winds. In addition, heavy rain in a short period of time led to isolated instances of flash flooding in Lowndes county.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1130966. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.