Thunderstorm Wind — Appling, Georgia

2021-06-12 · near Prentiss, Appling, Georgia

Event narrative

Trees were blown down onto power lines. The sparks caused a small fire.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moved across SE GA from the NE in the afternoon and became nearly stationary across the local forecast area near the GA/FL line. Aloft, upper level forcing rotated across the area within the base of an 500mb trough. The combination of diurnal heating, frontal convergence, and upper energy fueled numerous strong to severe storms across the local area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 959774. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.