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Thunderstorm Wind in Hancock County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind June 28, 2016 · Hancock County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$4K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Hancock County 911 center reported 6 trees blown down near Highways 16 and 22.

The wider storm

A moderately unstable atmosphere and strong daytime heating combined with a series of weak upper-level waves to produce isolated severe thunderstorms across North and Central Georgia each afternoon.

Began near Mount Zion (33.3061, -83.0196).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 649075. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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