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Thunderstorm Wind in Butts County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind May 3, 2021 · Butts County, Georgia

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)
$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 Butts County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down around the city of Flovilla. One tree fell onto a vehicle.

The wider storm

A series of upper-level short waves moved across the region in persistent, southwesterly upper-level flow combined with moderate instability and shear to produce several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms across north and central Georgia. Some of these storms dumped 2 to 4 inches of rain over the area, resulting in isolated flash flooding.

Began near Flovilla (33.2545, -83.8977).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

6 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 962744. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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