Thunderstorm Wind — Quitman, Georgia

2016-06-17 · near Georgetown, Quitman, Georgia

Event narrative

Trees were blown down in Quitman county.

Wider weather episode

More widespread severe weather occurred on June 16-17. Fairly typical isolated to scattered pulse severe storms occurred across the tri-state area on June 16th. However, a cold front moved southward on June 17th into a highly unstable airmass. A squall line developed ahead of the front and swept through the region, producing numerous reports of trees and power lines blown down.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 630705. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.