Thunderstorm Wind in Elbert County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind May 24, 2026 · Elbert County, Georgia

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

NWS damage survey found an area of downburst damage along Harley Rucker Rd, to its intersection with Hulmes Chapel Rd, to Ruckersville Rd just west of John Rucker Rd. Multiple trees were blown down and large limbs snapped in this area. The most concentrated damage occurred along Ruckersville Rd.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms developed across the northeast Georgia Piedmont during the afternoon and evening in association with a stalled front. One of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts in Elbert County.

Began near Elberton Elbert Arpt (34.1330, -82.8110).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1341452. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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