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Thunderstorm Wind in Coweta County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind July 19, 2016 · Coweta County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Death

Injury

$25K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Coweta County Emergency Manager reported that a large oak tree fell on Sargent Main Street striking a van. The 47 year old driver of the van was killed and his teenaged passenger was injured.

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, resulted in scattered severe thunderstorms each afternoon and evening.

Began near Sargent (33.4336, -84.8702).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 653889. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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