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Thunderstorm Wind in Wilcox County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind July 2, 2015 · Wilcox County, Georgia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$25K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The public reported around a dozen pecan trees blown down near the town of Rochelle.

The wider storm

A series of short waves swept through the region as a persistent upper-level trough remained anchored over the central United States. These short waves combined with ample moisture and moderate instability to produce isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms each day, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours.

Began near Rochelle (31.9535, -83.4655).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 592270. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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