Thunderstorm Wind in Wilcox County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind January 2, 2017 · Wilcox County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$12K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Wilcox County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down from south of Rochelle along Highway 233 to south of Abbeville along Highway 129.

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 Owensboro (31.8622, -83.4261).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Stewart County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 669399. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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