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Thunderstorm Wind in Towns County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind June 24, 2018 · Towns County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Towns County 911 center reported trees blown down along Highway 66 northwest of Young Harris.

The wider storm

Persistent warm and unstable airmass over the region resulted in widespread afternoon and evening thunderstorms each day, with several reports of damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

Began near Brasstown Bald (34.9500, -83.8586).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 760922. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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