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

A barn roof was damaged due to thunderstorm winds.

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 471984. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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