Thunderstorm Wind — Ben Hill, Georgia
2023-08-08 · near Fitzgerald, Ben Hill, Georgia
$2K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A pecan tree along with power lines were blown down on West Roanoke Drive.
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 1130988. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.