Thunderstorm Wind — Oglethorpe, Georgia

2018-07-03 · near Vesta, Oglethorpe, Georgia

Event narrative

The Oglethorpe County Emergency Manager reported multiple trees and power lines blown down across the northeastern portion of the county from around the Vesta Baptist Church to Lexington.

Wider weather episode

With a warm and very moist air mass over the area, an upper-level trough moving across the region produced scattered severe thunderstorms from the afternoon into the overnight hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 769696. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.