Thunderstorm Wind — Bacon, Georgia

2016-02-16 · near Coffee, Bacon, Georgia

Event narrative

A large tree was blown down and damaged a semi-truck near the Pierce and Bacon County border. The time of damage was based on radar.

Wider weather episode

A pre-frontal squall line pushed southward across SE Ga and NE Florida after midnight and through sunrise. Strong forcing coincided with increasing moisture to produce a fast moving squall line that caused wind damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 616627. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.