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Thunderstorm Wind in Jasper County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind August 20, 2020 · Jasper County, Georgia

52 mph

Estimated gust (45 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Jasper County 911 center reported a tree blown down along Post Road.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Monticello (33.3200, -83.6900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 917214. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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