Thunderstorm Wind in Pickens County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind June 7, 2025 · Pickens County, Georgia

87 mph

Estimated gust (76 kt)

$30K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Significant swath of wind damage stretching across the southeast portion of the county. Damage and downstream reports were indicative of over 85mph winds.

The wider storm

A line of thunderstorms moving quickly along a cold-front tapped into significant low level shear and instability to cause widespread and significant wind damage across swaths of north Georgia. Winds of nearly 90mph were observed even as the line weakened.

Began near Carns Mill (34.3950, -84.4810).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1270896. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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