Elevated wind gusts were measured in eastern Tucker County as an upper-level trough crossed to our north and high pressure to our southeast created mountain wave activity.
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The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
Elevated wind gusts were measured in eastern Tucker County as an upper-level trough crossed to our north and high pressure to our southeast created mountain wave activity.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong wind gusts, between 45 and 55mph, were measured in eastern Tucker above 4,000ft in the early morning hours of February 24th.
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