Thunderstorm Wind — Heard, Georgia

2019-06-24 · near Waresville, Heard, Georgia

Event narrative

The Heard County 911 center reported several trees and power lines blown down across the southern end of the county from Texas to Corinth.

Wider weather episode

A strong short wave lifting northeast out of the lower Mississippi Valley, combined with a very warm and moderately unstable air mass over the region, resulted in widespread thunderstorms across north and central Georgia with numerous reports of damaging thunderstorm wind gusts across the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 842176. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.