Thunderstorm Wind — Evans, Georgia

2023-08-08 · near Daisy, Evans, Georgia

Event narrative

The public reported a tree down on the 600 Block of Railroad Avenue in Daisy, GA.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms across the Deep South were forced eastward by a shortwave across southeast Georgia during late afternoon and early evening hours, encountering a very unstable airmass marked by high levels of mixed-layer CAPE, strong low-level lapse rates, strong 0-6 km bulk shear and inverted v soundings displaying high levels of downdraft CAPE. As a result, several thunderstorms became severe, producing damaging winds and small hail across southeast Georgia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1134021. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.