Thunderstorm Wind in Jasper County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind May 26, 2015 · Jasper County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Powerlines down along Highway 142.

The wider storm

Marginal Risk (SPC) day produced rather widespread wind damage across west-central Georgia during the late afternoon hours of the 26th. An EF-1 tornado was confirmed north of Warm Springs in Meriwether county. An upper level wave moving east from AL/Gulf coast region spawned widespread convection that became an evident QLCS that tracked west to east across GA during the afternoon hours. The most intense/severe storms were generally south of I-20 and west of I-75.

Began near Athon (33.3800, -83.5500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Meriwether County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 582950. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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