Thunderstorm Wind in Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind July 3, 2018 · Oglethorpe County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Vesta (33.9563, -82.9391).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 769696. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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