Thunderstorm Wind — Pulaski, Georgia

2021-10-06 · near Finleyson, Pulaski, Georgia

Event narrative

The Pulaski County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down near the intersection of Highway 230 and Rocky Spring Road. A vehicle ran into the downed tree resulting in one injury.

Wider weather episode

A very moist and marginally unstable airmass ahead of a deep upper-level low over the lower Mississippi Valley resulted one report of a tree down and several flash flooding reports over middle Georgia. Heavy rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3 inches were observed along a line from Thomaston to Gray to Eatonton to Comer, with pockets of higher amounts between 4 and 8 inches.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 984034. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.