Lightning — Effingham, Georgia

2023-09-13 · near Blanford, Effingham, Georgia

Event narrative

Effingham County dispatch reported a couple of trees down due to a lightning strike near the intersection of Low Ground Road and Country Estates Drive.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms developed in the early evening hours across southeast Georgia ahead of a nearby stationary front. One cluster of thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts and cloud-to-ground lightning strikes across Effingham County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1142478. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.