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Thunderstorm Wind in Hancock County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind June 22, 2019 · Hancock 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 Hancock County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down on Highway 16 at Old Augusta Road and on Highway 15 at Cody Johnson Road.

The wider storm

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across north Georgia during the early morning hours producing numerous reports of damage from thunderstorm winds, before diminishing around daybreak. Another round of strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a residual outflow boundary left by the early morning storms, producing additional reports of damage from thunderstorm winds along with isolated reports of large hail as the storms tracked across central Georgia and portions of north Georgia.

Began near Granite Hill (33.2832, -82.9603).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 841980. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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