Thunderstorm Wind — Coffee, Georgia

2024-05-27 · near Lax, Coffee, Georgia

Event narrative

Widespread trees and power lines blown down including along Mora Road and Bridgetown Road. The time of damage was based on radar.

Wider weather episode

A very hot and unstable airmass under steep mid level lapse rates of 7-8 degC/km and bulk shear of near 40-50 kts produced clusters of strong to severe storms in the late afternoon and evening as a short wave trough overhead.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1169323. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.