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Thunderstorm Wind in Chattahoochee County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind January 2, 2017 · Chattahoochee County, Georgia

52 mph
Estimated gust (45 kt)
$1K
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Chattahoochee County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down and blocking the roadway on Vibbert Avenue near Olson Hall on Fort Benning.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Woolfolk (32.3654, -84.9684).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 669390. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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