Thunderstorm Wind — Houston, Georgia

2021-05-03 · near Perry, Houston, Georgia

Event narrative

The Houston County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down across the county from the northeast side of Perry to Warner Robins and Bonaire. One tree fell on a vehicle parked in a driveway near Perry and a tree fell onto a home in Bonaire killing a resident of the home.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 962770. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.