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Thunderstorm Wind in Polk County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind May 27, 2024 · Polk County, Georgia

49 mph
Estimated gust (43 kt)
$3K
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees down on Lake Creek Rd .

The wider storm

A line of thunderstorms moved across North and Central GA. Storms first started in Northeast GA during the morning hours and moved to the Southeast through the afternoon. Storms mostly posed a damaging wind threat, however a few storms were able to utilize interacting outflow boundaries to form a couple quick spin-up tornados.

Began near Lake Creek (34.0718, -85.2144).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1185964. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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