Thunderstorm Wind — Clarke, Georgia

2025-06-07 · near Athens, Clarke, Georgia

Event narrative

Areas of the road near the intersection of Bloomfield Street and Hall Street impassable due to several trees down in and along the roadways.

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 1276139. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.