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Thunderstorm Wind in Ben Hill County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind August 8, 2023 · Ben Hill County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A pecan tree along with power lines were blown down on West Roanoke Drive.

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 Fitzgerald (31.7100, -83.2600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1130988. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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