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Thunderstorm Wind in Macon County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind July 26, 2017 · Macon County, Georgia

46 mph

Estimated gust (40 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 Macon County 911 center reported a tree blown down onto the roadway on McKenzie Road near Highway 26.

The wider storm

Strong daytime heating and a very moist air mass resulted in a moderately unstable atmosphere during the afternoon and early evening. Scattered severe thunderstorms produced several reports of damaging wind gusts across central and north Georgia.

Began near Five Points (32.3261, -83.8686).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 717224. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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