EF1 Tornado — Sumter, Georgia

2022-04-06 · near Cobb, Sumter, Georgia

Event narrative

Tornado touched down southwest of the intersection of New York Rd

and Larsen Rd in Lee County shortly before 330 PM. There was roof

damage to several homes along the path. The tornado also caused

considerable tree damage as it moved northeastward towards Lake

Blackshear and weakened somewhat in far southeast Sumter County

before lifting. The damage was consistent with an EF1 tornado

with winds of approximately 105 mph. The start point was based on

a combination of radar data and video of the tornado initiation

found on social media. This tornado affected both the NWS

Tallahassee and NWS Peachtree City/Atlanta forecast areas. [4/6/22: Tornado #1, County #2/2, EF-1, Lee (NWS Tallahassee)/Sumter, 2022:021].

Wider weather episode

A multi-day severe weather outbreak initiated with a warm moist air mass situated over Georgia as a strengthening upper level system pushed across central Georgia. With moderate instability in place with increased shear, combined to create numerous severe thunderstorms, taking the form of a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) with several strong supercells ahead of the front. The resulting front stalled across central Georgia and interacted with a weaker shortwave moving up from the Gulf of Mexico, serving as a catalyst for another day of severe weather and flash flooding on April 6th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1022784. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.