Thunderstorm Wind — Baldwin, Georgia

2024-08-18 · near Sinclair Lake, Baldwin, Georgia

Event narrative

Two trees were downed on the west side of Lake Sinclair near the Forte Hills neighborhood.

Wider weather episode

A remnant cold pool from an MCS in the Central Mississippi Valley was able to tap into afternoon summertime instability on the evening of the 18th. Thunderstorms were scattered in nature but relatively long lived with stretches of wind damage originating from individual cells all the way from the Atlanta Metro down past Macon.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1212166. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.