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Thunderstorm Wind in Bleckley County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind August 20, 2014 · Bleckley County, Georgia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$4K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Bleckley County 911 Center reported 4 power lines and several trees down.

The wider storm

A series of short waves in a strong northwesterly upper-level flow pattern, along with moderate to high instability, combined to produce isolated to scattered reports of thunderstorm wind damage across North and Central Georgia each afternoon and evening. Localized flash flooding was reported in Fannin County of North Central Georgia.

Began near Cochran (32.3900, -83.3500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 538120. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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