Thunderstorm Wind in Rockdale County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind April 24, 2021 · Rockdale County, Georgia

63 mph

Estimated gust (55 kt)

$50K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Blossom (33.6000, -84.1008).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 950769. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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