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Thunderstorm Wind in Clayton County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind March 1, 2021 · Clayton County, Georgia

52 mph
Estimated gust (45 kt)
1
Death
$15K
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The local print media reported a large limb fell onto a truck outside of a home on Lakeview Drive. A man getting into the truck was struck and killed by the falling limb.

The wider storm

Strong low-level shear and marginal instability ahead of a strong cold front sweeping through the region combined to produce a few strong to severe thunderstorms, and an tornado, across parts of north Georgia.

Began near Riverdale (33.5360, -84.4197).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 941126. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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