Thunderstorm Wind in Oconee County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind June 6, 2021 · Oconee County, Georgia

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

$24K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Oconee County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees blown down in the Rays Church Road area between Highway 53 and Maxey Road. A GDOT sensor on Highway 78 recorded a wind gust of 61 MPH.

The wider storm

A moist and moderately unstable airmass over the state combined with a series of weak short waves sweeping across the region in the persistent southwesterly upper flow ahead of a deep trough over the central and southern plains to produce isolated strong to severe thunderstorms over north Georgia.

Began near Allen (33.9173, -83.5160).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 963514. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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