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Thunderstorm Wind in Ware County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind May 28, 2020 · Ware County, Georgia

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tree was blown down along Vic Davis Road near U.S. Highway 82. The time of damage was based on radar.

The wider storm

A diffuse surface trough axis was north of the Altamaha River basin with very high dew pts in the low/mid 70s across the entire forecast area south of the boundary. The 12z

JAX RAOB showed less deep layer moisture (PWAT 1.6 inches) and stronger SW steering flow across the entire area from 10-15 kts south of I-10 across NE FL to 20 kts across our SE GA zones. There was drier air in the low/mid levels where the steepest lapse rates were near 6.8 C/km between 790 mb and 617 mb roughly. SE GA 0-6 km bulk shear was 20-25 kts. Ingredients favored pulse strong to severe storms with gusty downburst winds the main hazard.

Began near Sappville (31.2800, -82.5600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 883904. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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