Thunderstorm Wind — Butts, Georgia

2018-03-19 · near Jackson, Butts, Georgia

Event narrative

The Butts County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees blown down across the northern end of the county from the city of Jackson up Stark Road to Keys Ferry Road.

Wider weather episode

Widespread severe thunderstorms broke out across central and north Georgia during the evening hours of March 19th, through the early morning hours of the 20th as a warm front lifted north across the region ahead of a strong storm system developing across the lower Mississippi Valley.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 743500. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.