Thunderstorm Wind in Wilkes County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind May 29, 2017 · Wilkes County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Wilkes County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down from south of Tignall to Washington. A tree fell on a car on Tignall Road striking a car, no injuries were reported. In Washington trees were blown down on Pope Street, Orchard Street, Alexander Avenue and Barnett Street.

The wider storm

A series of short waves traversing the region through the west to southwesterly upper-level flow, combined with a stalled frontal boundary across north and central Georgia, led to several days of unsettled weather with numerous reports of wind damage and isolated reports of large hail each day.

Began near Armstrong (33.7900, -82.7600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 704314. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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