Strong Wind in South Fulton, Georgia

Strong Wind March 24, 2016 · South Fulton, Georgia

49 mph

Measured gust (43 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A wind gust of 50 MPH was received from a mesonet site in the Fairburn area.

The wider storm

During the evening of March 24th a strong, localized, surface pressure gradient developed across portions of north Georgia between a meso-scale surface low and a corresponding meso-scale high in the wake of a dying squall line. Wind gusts of 40-60 MPH and scattered incidents of wind damage occurred across the Atlanta metropolitan area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 620773. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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