Thunderstorm Wind — Hancock, Georgia

2015-08-06 · near Shoulderbone, Hancock, Georgia

Event narrative

The Hancock County 911 Center reported a tree blown down on Highway 16 near Shoulderbone.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving cold front along with a moderately strong upper-level low combined to produce severe thunderstorms with numerous reports of damaging thunderstorm winds across North and Central Georgia during the afternoon and evening. Tropical moisture combined with the slow moving thunderstorms to produce heavy rain over portions of west central Georgia in the evening. Around 3 inches of rain occurred in an hour to cause isolated flash flooding in the Columbus area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 598766. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.