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Thunderstorm Wind in Newton County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind June 24, 2019 · Newton County, Georgia

52 mph

Estimated gust (45 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The public reported a large oak tree blown down on Mill Pond Road near Highway 11.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Jerusalem (33.5000, -83.7151).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 842192. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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