Thunderstorm Wind — Wilkinson, Georgia

2015-08-06 · near Gordon, Wilkinson, Georgia

Event narrative

The Wilkinson County 911 Center reported trees blown down from around Gordon to Irwinton, including on Zollie Lavender Road, Papermill Road, Highway 112, Highway 57, Riley Road, Allen Street, Church Street and Asbell Road.

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 598778. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.