Thunderstorm Wind in Candler County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind August 8, 2023 · Candler County, Georgia

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Metter Airport AWOS measured a 56 knot wind gust.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Metter Muni Arpt (32.3700, -82.0800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1134037. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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