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Thunderstorm Wind in Madison County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind August 8, 2018 · Madison County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$3K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Madison County Emergency Manager reported a couple of power lines blown down east of Fort Lamar.

The wider storm

A series of weak short waves moving through a generally zonal upper-level pattern, combined with strong daytime heating each day to produce scattered strong to severe thunderstorms across north and central Georgia.

Began near Ft Lamar (34.2300, -83.2600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 777931. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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