Thunderstorm Wind — Wheeler, Georgia

2015-06-22 · near Glenwood, Wheeler, Georgia

Event narrative

The Wheeler County 911 Center reported several trees blown down in the Glenwood area near the intersection of Highway 280 and Highway 19.

Wider weather episode

Despite moderate upper-level ridging across the southeastern U.S., strong afternoon heating each afternoon resulted in moderate instability and scattered thunderstorms with several reports of damaging thunderstorm winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 591008. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.