Thunderstorm Wind in Banks County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind July 27, 2020 · Banks County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 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

The Banks County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down in the Gillsville area from Herbert Segars Road to around the intersection of Highway 51 and John Morris Road.

The wider storm

A weak upper-level low combined with strong afternoon heating resulting in a moderately unstable atmosphere to produce isolated strong to severe thunderstorms in the afternoon and early evening.

Began near Gillsville (34.3011, -83.6135).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 903067. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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