Thunderstorm Wind — Atkinson, Georgia

2024-05-27 · near Gastons Still, Atkinson, Georgia

Event narrative

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.

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 1170711. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.