Thunderstorm Wind in Wayne County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind July 18, 2021 · Wayne County, Georgia

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A mesonet station in Jesup at the intersection of US Highway 341 and State Road 38 measured a wind gust of 64 mph. The county 911 reported numerous trees and power lines blown down in Jesup and just outside of the city limits.

The wider storm

Light southwest steering flow combined with a passing short wave trough aloft enhanced thunderstorm strength along sea breeze and outflow boundary mergers over a moist and diurnally unstable airmass.

Began near Jesup (31.6100, -81.8800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 965502. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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