Thunderstorm Wind — Echols, Georgia

2015-06-03 · near Mayday, Echols, Georgia

Event narrative

Numerous trees were blown down.

Wider weather episode

A quasi-stationary front stalled across south Georgia with drier mid level air in place and steep low level lapse rates. The sea breezes in concert with forcing from the stalling front spawned afternoon thunderstorms, with enhancement as mid level short wave trough energy passed over the area.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (30.8200, -82.9500)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 571220. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.