Thunderstorm Wind — Wilkes, Georgia

2020-08-03 · near Wash Wilkes Co Arpt, Wilkes, Georgia

$10K

Property damage

50 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

The Wilkes County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down across the eastern portion of the county in a swath around 8 miles wide from the north side of Washington to near the Fishing Creek WMA.

Wider weather episode

Widespread thunderstorms along and ahead of a stationary front across north and central Georgia resulted in scattered severe thunderstorms with numerous reports of damaging thunderstorm winds and several reports of large hail. Localized flash flooding occurred in Fulton and DeKalb counties following a quick 3 to 5 inches of rain.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 910995. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.