Thunderstorm Wind — Dawson, Georgia

2021-05-04 · near Afton, Dawson, Georgia

Event narrative

The Dawson County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees blown down across the county from the Fausett Lake area across Juno and Dawsonville to around Lumpkin.

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 963380. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.