Thunderstorm Wind in Tift County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind August 8, 2023 · Tift County, Georgia

70 mph

Measured gust (61 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter measured a wind gust of 70 mph with a handheld anemometer.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Chula (31.5100, -83.5200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1130983. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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