Thunderstorm Wind in Schley County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind July 6, 2016 · Schley County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Schley County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down across the county, including along Highway 26 near the Marion County line, around the intersection of Concord Church Road and Bridges Store Road, Highway 153 southwest of Ellaville and at Highway 19 and Heath Road.

The wider storm

A very moist and moderately unstable airmass over the region, combined with strong daytime heating and a series of weak short waves moving over the state, resulted in scattered severe thunderstorms each afternoon and evening.

Began near La Crosse (32.2006, -84.2669).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 653330. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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