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Thunderstorm Wind in McDuffie County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind August 31, 2021 · McDuffie County, Georgia

52 mph

Measured gust (45 kt)

$100

Damage as recorded

$100

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

AWOS unit at Thomson-McDuffie Co Airport reported a wind gust of 45 knots (52 mph) at an estimated time of around 1418-1420 EDT (1318-1320 EST).

The wider storm

Daytime heating combined with increased moisture and enhanced wind fields and shear, associated with Tropical Depression Ida moving across the Tennessee Valley, to produce a band of fast-moving showers and thunderstorms. A segment of the line developed into a bow echo in which severe wind gusts took down some trees.

Began near Thmson Mcduffee Arpt (33.5280, -82.5170).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 970552. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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