Thunderstorm Wind — Jeff Davis, Georgia

2019-05-11 · near Hazelhurst, Jeff Davis, Georgia

Event narrative

A tree was blown down on a power line which caused a transformer to go out near intersection of Bell Telephone Road and McDaniels Road. The time of damage was based on radar.

Wider weather episode

SW steering flow developed ahead of an approaching short wave trough from the NW. The increase in moisture and forcing aloft produced a few severe storms over SE GA in the afternoon ahead of the upper trough.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 819118. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.