Thunderstorm Wind — Washington, Georgia

2021-05-03 · near Sparks, Washington, Georgia

Event narrative

The Washington County Emergency Manager reported dozens of trees blown down east of Warthen in the vicinity of the intersection of S. Sparta Davisboro Road and Stephens Creek Road. Several buildings were damaged, roads and driveways were blocked and the roof was blown off of a cabin.

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 962771. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.