Thunderstorm Wind in Muscogee County, Georgia
Thunderstorm Wind July 24, 2013 · Muscogee County, Georgia
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Broadcast media and newspaper articles reported numerous trees and power lines down on the northeast side of Columbus, near the Lake Bottom area. A 57-year-old woman was killed when a tree limb fell on her in her back yard at the 1200 block of 16th Street.
The wider storm
An active northwest flow regime remained in place on the 24th, with a strong upper disturbance moving through the Southeast. A moist and unstable airmass combined with a weak front and the upper disturbance once again allowed numerous showers and thunderstorms to develop. One of these became severe with damaging winds.
Began near Columbus (32.4700, -84.9800).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 468096. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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