Thunderstorm Wind — Fulton, Georgia

2019-10-31 · near Sandy Spgs, Fulton, Georgia

Direct deaths

$30K

Property damage

50 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

The Fulton County Emergency Manager reported that a very large tree was blown down onto Mt. Paran Road NW between Jett Road NW and Rebel Trail NW. The tree fell onto a vehicle driven by a City of Atlanta Watershed employee, crushing the vehicle and killing the occupant.

Wider weather episode

Deep moisture over the state ahead of an approaching cold front produced several rounds of widespread rainfall over north Georgia on October 30th. Rainfall was heavy enough at times to produce isolated flash flooding. The strong front swept through north and central Georgia overnight and through the day on October 31st. Despite somewhat limited instability, strong lift and shear resulted in a few isolated severe thunderstorms in north and central Georgia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 854922. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.