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Thunderstorm Wind in Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind June 22, 2017 · Oglethorpe County, Georgia

52 mph

Estimated gust (45 kt)

$500

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Oglethorpe County 911 center reported a small tree blown down on Wolfskin Road near Double Bridges Road.

The wider storm

A very moist and moderately unstable air mass in place across the southeastern U.S. combined with strong daytime heating to produce widespread afternoon and evening thunderstorms across north and central Georgia. The influence from the remains of tropical storm Cindy helped to produce scattered severe thunderstorms.

Began near Arnoldsville (33.8461, -83.2690).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 704761. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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