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Thunderstorm Wind in Toombs County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind April 25, 2015 · Toombs County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$6K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Toombs County 911 center reported numerous trees blown down across the county, including in Lyons.

The wider storm

A short wave moving out of the central plains into the Tennessee Valley combined with strong instability and moderate shear in the lower and middle levels of the atmosphere to produce widespread severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and large hail across central Georgia.

Began near Lyons (32.2000, -82.3200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 574135. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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