Thunderstorm Wind in Echols County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind August 17, 2013 · Echols County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees were blown down at the intersection of J. Frank Culpepper Road and Bethal Church Road. The time of damage was based on radar imagery.

The wider storm

A surface front lifted northward over south Georgia with weaker SW steering flow in place. Diurnal heating combined with sea breeze and outflow activity spawned a few severe storms over the area during the evening.

Began near Statenville (30.6700, -83.1100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 471983. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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