Thunderstorm Wind — Habersham, Georgia

2023-08-07 · near Hollywood, Habersham, Georgia

Event narrative

County comms reported a tree blown down and blocking the road in the area around Hollywood Highway and Rock Creek Ford Rd, and multiple trees blown down near the intersection of Ayersville Rd and Winchester Hill. One tree was on a house and another across a road in the latter location.

Wider weather episode

Numerous thunderstorms and storm clusters moved across northeast Georgia throughout the afternoon. Many of these storms produced severe weather, mainly in the form of damaging wind gusts, some of which were fairly long-lived.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1136881. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.