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Thunderstorm Wind in Sumter County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind February 12, 2019 · Sumter County, Georgia

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)
$5K
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Sumter County Emergency Manager reported a few trees snapped along Charleston Road.

The wider storm

A sharp upper-level trough and associated strong cold front swept through the region resulting in numerous reports of damaging thunderstorm wind gusts and a few isolated tornadoes across parts of north and central Georgia.

Began near Gatewood (32.0550, -84.1833).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 803683. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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