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Thunderstorm Wind in Wheeler County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind March 31, 2015 · Wheeler County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 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 Wheeler County 911 center reported several trees and power lines blown down across the county.

The wider storm

A series of moderate short waves swept across Georgia in the persistent northwesterly upper-level flow interacting with a stationary front across Central Georgia. Moderate instability and steep mid-level lapse rates resulted in numerous reports of large hail and damaging thunderstorm winds during the afternoon and evening.

Began near Jordan (32.0300, -82.6700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 570680. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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