Thunderstorm Wind — Laurens, Georgia

2024-05-09 · near Garretta, Laurens, Georgia

Event narrative

Two trees down along Martin Luther King Jr Dr at Campground Rd and near Holliday Rd.

Wider weather episode

Several waves of severe thunderstorms moved through the area from the evening hours of the 8th through the early afternoon hours of the 9th. Initial convection ahead of the first line was able to tap into ample shear to produce tornadic thunderstorms in Northwest GA. This threat transitioned more into a wind event as the first line moved through the morning of the 9th. This line continued southward into the metro causing sporadic wind damage. Thunderstorms weakened as they moved south of I20, however another line of severe made its way out of AL/TN, producing further wind damage in the North. The initial line slowly moved into the southern portion of the CWA where conditions were not as worked over and shear was stronger. Storms re-strengthened, with several producing brief tornados.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1185842. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.