Thunderstorm Wind in Colquitt County, Georgia
Thunderstorm Wind April 5, 2011 · Colquitt County, Georgia
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A large oak tree was blown down into the middle of a road. A car ran into it and the driver was killed. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
The wider storm
A potent squall line of severe thunderstorms raced eastward across the entire southeastern U.S. from the morning of April 4 through the afternoon of April 5, 2011. In a matter of just 30 hours, this squall line brought widespread damaging winds to the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, southeast Alabama, southwest and south central Georgia, northwest Florida, and the Mid Atlantic States. This system was one of the most prolific severe weather producers to ever impact the nation with widespread straight line wind damage.
Began near Moultrie (31.1700, -83.7800).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 303702. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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