Thunderstorm Wind — Macon, Georgia

2020-08-30 · near Marshallville, Macon, Georgia

Event narrative

The Macon County Emergency Manager reported several small trees blown down near the intersection of Sleepy Hollow Road and Camellia Road.

Wider weather episode

A very moist and moderately unstable air mass persisted over the region. Strong daytime heating resulted in isolated strong to severe thunderstorms over parts of north and central Georgia. Training and slow-moving storms produced heavy rainfall, with isolated amounts of 3 to 5 inches. Flash flooding occurred in Clayton County due to the quickly accumulating rainfall amounts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 917224. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.