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Thunderstorm Wind in Polk County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind July 29, 2024 · Polk County, Georgia

55 mph

Estimated gust (48 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tree was downed in the 1000 block of Flint Hill Road and the 1300 block of Yarbrough Rd.

The wider storm

Broken remnants of an MCS moved out of the Midwest towards the Southeast. A few storms within the system were able to produce damaging wind gusts along an extended length. A few thunderstorms ahead of the line also developed which were also capable of strong to damaging winds.

Began near Hamlet (34.0800, -85.0700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1204423. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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