Thunderstorm Wind — Wilcox, Georgia

2019-09-09 · near Abbeville, Wilcox, Georgia

Event narrative

The Wilcox County 911 center reported trees blown down along Highway 215 near Sibbie Road and a logging truck toppled by winds on Mistletoe Road near American Legion Road. No injuries were reported.

Wider weather episode

A very warm and unstable air mass over the area combined with afternoon heating and a stationary frontal boundary across the region to produce scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Isolated reports of hail and damaging thunderstorm winds were received each day.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 852009. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.