Thunderstorm Wind — Wilcox, Georgia

2022-01-02 · near Rochelle, Wilcox, Georgia

Event narrative

Damage reported to bleachers and backstop at the Wilcox county recreation department on County Farm Rd.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms affected much of the area ahead of a strong storm system and associated cold front. Some of the storms became severe with damaging winds and a few tornadoes, mainly on January 2nd. In the colder air behind the front, rain mixed with and eventually changed over to snow across parts of north Georgia (generally north of I-20/I-85) late on the 2nd and into January 3rd, with a dusting to up to 4 inches of snowfall (mainly across the higher elevations of far north GA). On the back side of this storm system, strong post-frontal winds of 30-50 mph occurred during the early morning hours of January 3rd. Numerous reports of downed trees and powerlines occurred with several injuries.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1006025. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.