Thunderstorm Wind — Heard, Georgia

2018-06-01 · near Franklin, Heard, Georgia

Event narrative

The Heard County 911 center reported a tree blown down on Highway 34 near Ebenezer Road.

Wider weather episode

A series of fast moving upper-level short waves moving southeast out of the Ohio Valley brought two distinct rounds of thunderstorms into north Georgia, spreading south into portions of central Georgia. Numerous reports of damaging thunderstorm winds were received with isolated reports of flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 763904. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.