Thunderstorm Wind in Sumter County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind February 25, 2018 · Sumter County, Georgia

52 mph

Estimated gust (45 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Sumter County Emergency Manager reported a carport lifted and tossed by the winds associated with a line of thunderstorms at a residence on Boo Cosby Road.

The wider storm

A weakening line of showers and a few thunderstorms ahead of a cold front sweeping southeast through central Georgia managed to produce winds strong enough to damage a carport in extreme southwestern Sumter County.

Began near Croxton Crossroads (31.8997, -84.3441).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 737554. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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