Thunderstorm Wind — Rockdale, Georgia
2021-04-24 · near Blossom, Rockdale, Georgia
$50K
Property damage
55 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
The Rockdale County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county in a swath around 5 miles wide from the southwestern reaches of the county northeastward across Conyers into the Zingara area.
Wider weather episode
A mid-level short wave, and an associated surface low and cold, front swept through the region. A moderately unstable airmass ahead of this system helped to fuel scattered severe thunderstorms across north Georgia during the afternoon and into the evening.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 950769. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.