Thunderstorm Wind in Effingham County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind June 27, 2010 · Effingham County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An emergency manager reported a 44 inch diameter tree blown down on Highway 17 near Blue Jay Road. A small truck hit the tree after it had fallen. The driver was killed.

The wider storm

An upper level ridge was present over the Southeast. A weak lee-side trough developed over the Midlands during the afternoon and spawned showers and thunderstorms along residual convective outflows from the previous day's thunderstorm activity. Thunderstorms then shifted over portions of southeast Georgia during the early evening hours. An inland moving sea breeze prolonged shower and thunderstorms through the early overnight hours.

Began near Marlow (32.2200, -81.3700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 246381. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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