Thunderstorm Wind in Toombs County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind May 3, 2016 · Toombs County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$15K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Toombs County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down in the Cedar Crossing area and on Harden Chapel Road and Ezra Taylor Road where a power line was also knocked down. Three large pecan trees and several pine trees were blown down on Johnson Corner Road.

The wider storm

A moderately strong short wave and associated cold front swept across the region bringing scattered strong and isolated severe thunderstorms to portions of Central Georgia.

Began near Rock Spgs (32.0581, -82.4064).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 634238. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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