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Thunderstorm Wind in Glynn County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind June 26, 2024 · Glynn County, Georgia

49 mph

Estimated gust (43 kt)

$300

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several large trees reported down in the Brunswick and Saint Simons Island area. Time

estimated by radar. Measured gusts from observations in the area were 40-45 mph so an upper bound of 50 mph gusts was estimated for this event. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.

The wider storm

Southerly steering flow enabled both east and west coast sea breezes to push into through the course of the day over a hot and unstable airmass. Boundary collisions across the interior of the forecast area triggered late afternoon & evening strong to pulse severe storms.

Began near Brunswick (31.1600, -81.4700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1190790. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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