Strong Wind — Spalding, Georgia

2003-03-30 · Spalding, Georgia

Event narrative

Strong northwest winds of 35 to 40 mph associated with a late season winter cold front blew a large red oak tree onto a 71-year old man's car while traveling westbound on College Street. It took nearly an hour to pull the man's body from the wreckage. The man was pronounced dead at the scene and was determined to have died from a broken neck. Wind gusts of 39 mph were measured at Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport, some 40 miles to the northwest of the incident location.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5345787. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.