Thunderstorm Wind — Clayton, Georgia

1996-01-24 · near Jonesboro, Clayton, Georgia

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorm winds knocked down many trees in a 4 mile long path. As many as 75 homes in the Mundy's Mill Road area were damaged from shingles being blown off and by falling trees. Straight line winds destroyed 2 warehouse-type buildings on Highway 41 about 1/2 mile north of Munday's Mill Road. Damage to these buildings was placed at $1.3 million. The thunderstorms were part of a line of storms associated with a fast moving cold front that moved through Georgia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5535997. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.