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Thunderstorm Wind in Polk County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind June 7, 2025 · Polk County, Georgia

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tree down across roadway on 1300 block of Hutchings Mountain Rd.

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 Rockmart (33.9700, -85.0700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1271004. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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