Strong Wind — North Fulton, Georgia

2015-11-09 · North Fulton, Georgia

Event narrative

The Fulton County Emergency Manager reported a few trees blown down across Fulton County due to non-thunderstorm winds, including one tree down on Holly Road at Ezra Church Drive NW and another blocking lanes on Moreland Avenue SE. One man was killed when his vehicle struck a tree that had fallen across Woodhaven Road NW in the Buckhead area.

Wider weather episode

A strong ridge of high pressure building into the region from the northeast and a deep surface low over the northern Gulf of Mexico resulted in a tight surface pressure gradient across north Georgia on the morning of November 9th with subsequent gusty winds. These gusty winds combined with saturated soils from several days of rainfall resulted in a few large trees blown down across Fulton County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 603800. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.