Thunderstorm Wind — Jackson, Georgia
2020-08-19 · near Pendergrass, Jackson, Georgia
$7K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
The Jackson County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down from Pendergrass to Jefferson and Arcade.
Wider weather episode
A deepening upper-level trough along with a moist and moderately unstable air mass resulted in scattered strong to severe thunderstorms each afternoon and evening, mainly along a stationary frontal boundary across north Georgia. Slow-moving and training storms produced 2.5 to 5 inches of rain in localized areas, producing flash flooding during the evening of August 20th.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 917211. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.