Thunderstorm Wind — Webster, Georgia

2017-01-02 · near Centerpoint, Webster, Georgia

$20K

Property damage

50 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

The Webster County Emergency Manager and the county 911 center reported trees blown down from around the intersection of Highway 41 and Center Point Road south of Preston to Wilson Pond Road north of Preston. There was damage to metal outbuildings and shingles blown off of several houses northwest of Preston.

Wider weather episode

A strong mid-level short wave swept across the southeastern U.S. during the afternoon and overnight interacting with an unseasonably warm and moderately unstable atmosphere across central Georgia. Widespread thunderstorms resulted in scattered reports of damaging winds and an isolated tornado. High rainfall amounts also produced isolated flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 669389. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.