Thunderstorm Wind in Hancock County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind July 6, 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 Georgia Department of Transportation reported trees blown down and blocking the road along Highway 16 near Green Springs Road and along Highway 22 near mile post 12.

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 Shoulderbone (33.3454, -83.1064).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 653344. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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