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Thunderstorm Wind in Jones County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind June 1, 2018 · Jones 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 Jones County Emergency Manager reported Power lines blown down at the intersection of Graham Road and Highway 11.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Plentitude (32.9623, -83.5812).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 763945. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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