Thunderstorm Wind in Columbia County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind August 3, 2024 · Columbia County, Georgia

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Columbia County dispatch reported trees down along Appling Harlem Rd and I-20.

The wider storm

An upper trough and frontal boundary was approaching the region from the west. The atmosphere was quite unstable with surface based CAPE around 3000-4000 J/kg, 3000 J/kg of mixed layer CAPE. Wind shear was relatively weak with effective bulk shear less than 25 knots and atmospheric moisture was high with precipitable water values around 2 inches and dewpoints in the mid to upper 70s. Relatively weak wind shear combined with the very moist and unstable air mass supported slow moving and training thunderstorms conducive to flash flooding.

Began near Pumpkin Center (33.4985, -82.3153).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1193179. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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