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Thunderstorm Wind in Glascock County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind August 14, 2012 · Glascock County, Georgia

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)
$2K
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Glascock County Emergency Manager reported several trees were blown down between Highway 123 and County Line Road Southwest. The trees were mostly rotten.

The wider storm

A shortwave pushed into the the Southeast on the afternoon of the 14th, bringing a cold front through Georgia. Showers and thunderstorms developed along and ahead of the front as it moved south. Several storms became severe, with damaging winds reported.

Began near Mitchell (33.2333, -82.7241).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 408884. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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