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Thunderstorm Wind in Banks County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind May 4, 2021 · Banks County, Georgia

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)
$5K
Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Banks County Emergency Manager reported part of the roof of a mobile home blown off and several trees blown down off of Garland White Road.

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 Alto (34.4253, -83.6068).

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 963386. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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