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Thunderstorm Wind in Lamar County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind September 12, 2016 · Lamar County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$3K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Lamar County 911 center reported power lines blown down at the Fredonia Church along Brent Road.

The wider storm

Ample moisture, moderate instability, strong daytime heating and a weak stationary front combined to produce isolated severe thunderstorms across portions of north and central Georgia during the afternoon and evening.

Began near Lamont (33.0117, -84.1120).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 655624. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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