Thunderstorm Wind in Wilkes County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind August 23, 2019 · Wilkes County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$8K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

At least two areas where multiple trees were blown down on either side of the town of Tignall. Specifica locations include, near the intersection of Newton road and Jane Hill Road southwest of Tignall, and around Flatrock Road and Annie Blackmon Road.

The wider storm

Ample moisture and a moderately unstable atmosphere combined with very strong afternoon heating to produce scattered strong to severe thunderstorms each afternoon and evening across north and central Georgia. These storms produced quickly accumulating rainfall, producing localized flash flooding in eastern Georgia.

Began near New Town (33.8287, -82.8114).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 849862. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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