Thunderstorm Wind — Crawford, Georgia

2018-08-07 · near Roberta, Crawford, Georgia

Event narrative

The Crawford County Emergency Manager reported a couple of large trees down near the intersection of Highway 341 and West Agency Street in Roberta. One tree knocked out a transformer. Time estimated.

Wider weather episode

Despite a persistent ridge of high pressure over the region, ample moisture and strong daytime heating resulted in isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms each afternoon, into the early evening.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 777826. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.