Thunderstorm Wind — Cherokee, Georgia

2025-06-07 · near Holly Spgs, Cherokee, Georgia

Event narrative

The Emergency Manager relayed a report of trees down near Holly Springs, including Blacklock Road at Toonigh Road, Apache Drive at Park Lane, and at a location on Lebanon Place.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1270938. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.