Thunderstorm Wind — Wilcox, Georgia

2017-01-02 · near Owensboro, Wilcox, Georgia

Event narrative

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.

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 669399. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.