Thunderstorm Wind in Newton County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind September 13, 2019 · Newton County, Georgia

52 mph

Estimated gust (45 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An off-duty National Weather Service employee reported numerous tents and canopies damaged at the Newton County fairgrounds. No injuries were reported.

The wider storm

Despite a persistent ridge of high pressure over the region, a moist and moderately unstable air mass combined with strong daytime heating to produce isolated severe thunderstorms across portions of north Georgia.

Began near Covington (33.5983, -83.8514).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 852084. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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