Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind August 7, 2023 · Franklin County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

County comms reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across Franklin County. One tree was down on a house on Highway 17 near Lavonia.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Plainview (34.4180, -83.3620).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1136883. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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