Thunderstorm Wind in Macon County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind July 6, 2016 · Macon 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 Macon County 911 center reported multiple trees blown down across the county from around Ideal along Highway 90 north of town and Highway 240 south of town to north of Oglethorpe along Highway 128.

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 Ideal (32.4020, -84.2102).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 653348. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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