Thunderstorm Wind in Jenkins County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind July 2, 2015 · Jenkins 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

Jenkins County dispatch reported numerous large limbs, 10 inches or more in diameter, blown onto power lines on Harvey Street.

The wider storm

A strong line of thunderstorms developed across central Georgia in the mid afternoon hours and pushed eastward through southeast Georgia in the late afternoon and early evening. The storms developed within a inland trough of low pressure with a upper shortwave trough helping to force the line. A highly unstable airmass with plentiful mid-level dry air created an environment supportive damaging wind gusts across the region.

Began near Millen (32.8100, -81.9400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 592973. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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