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Thunderstorm Wind in Effingham County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind May 19, 2024 · Effingham County, Georgia

52 mph

Estimated gust (45 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Effingham County dispatch reported a tree down at Egypt Ardmore Road and Savannah Town Road.

The wider storm

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms started to develop around midday in the vicinity of a southward moving cold front. As these thunderstorms tracked to the south through the afternoon, they produced numerous reports of large hail and damaging wind gusts across southeast Georgia.

Began near Egypt (32.4900, -81.4500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1186052. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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