Tropical Storm in Union, Georgia

Tropical Storm October 28, 2020 – October 29, 2020 · Union, Georgia

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds gusted between 35 and 50 mph for several hours. A gust to 48 mph was recorded at the Blairsville AWOS (KDZJ) at 6:35 AM EST and a gust to 42 mph was recorded at the Toccoa RAWS at 7:05 AM EST. The Union County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down across the county.

The wider storm

During the late evening of October 28th through the morning of October 29th, Tropical Storm Zeta swept rapidly across north Georgia producing widespread wind damage and isolated flooding across north and portions of central Georgia. Around 1.5 million customers lost electricity for some period of time, some for several days.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 924131. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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