Thunderstorm Wind in Atkinson County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind May 27, 2024 · Atkinson County, Georgia

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A storm survey by the county EM showed numerous large softwood trees blown down along Bridgetown Road, just south of Countryside Road. The time of damage was based on radar. Radar velocity showed 70-80 mph winds with this storm.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Gastons Still (31.4100, -83.0600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1170711. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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