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Thunderstorm Wind in Wheeler County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind June 17, 2016 · Wheeler County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$8K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Wheeler County 911 center reported numerous trees blown down around the intersection of Highways 46 and 19.

The wider storm

A deepening upper-level trough over the southeastern U.S. combined with a cold front moving south across the state resulted in widespread severe thunderstorms across North and Central Georgia during the afternoon and evening.

Began near Glenwood (32.2800, -82.7100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 649986. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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