Thunderstorm Wind — Taliaferro, Georgia

2012-02-24 · near Robinson, Taliaferro, Georgia

Event narrative

The Talliaferro County 911 Center reported that a few trees and a few power lines were blown down near U.S. Highway 278.

Wider weather episode

A mid-level low pressure system moved across the Upper Mississippi Valley toward the Great Lakes on Friday, February 24. An associated surface low that tracked up the Ohio Valley pushed a cold front through the Lower Mississippi Valley and into the Deep South. Along and ahead of this front, several strong to severe thunderstorms developed in west central Georgia on Friday morning. Scattered reports of large hail and wind damage were received as these storms moved across northern portions of central Georgia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 365165. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.