Thunderstorm Wind in Columbia County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind December 29, 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

Broadcast media forwarded reports of tree damage near the intersection of Georgia highway 223 and US highway 221. Time estimated by radar.

The wider storm

A deep upper trough and an associated surface prefrontal trough translated from the Deep South into the Southeast during the morning hours. A long-lived QLCS containing strong to severe storms propagated along with the prefrontal trough, likely cold-pool dominated. This QLCS produced multiple reports of wind damage as well as multiple confirmed tornadoes.

Began near Pumpkin Center (33.4800, -82.3200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1221716. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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