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Thunderstorm Wind in Wilkinson County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind August 13, 2016 · Wilkinson County, Georgia

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)
$2K
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Wilkinson County 911 center reported trees blown down along Highway 441 north of McIntyre and on College Street at Brooks Street in Gordon.

The wider storm

A moist and unstable airmass over the region combined with strong daytime heating and a weak upper-level trough of low pressure to produce isolated severe thunderstorms.

Began near Gordon (32.8870, -83.3353).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 654498. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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