EF1 Tornado — Taylor, Georgia

2022-04-05 · near Fickling Mill, Taylor, Georgia

Event narrative

The parent storm responsible for the EF1 tornado in western

Taylor County recycled and a new tornado formed near the McCants

Mill Pond area along Thomaston Hwy north of Butler. A few trees

were snapped and uprooted along the highway. The tornado continued

northeast in a largely uninhabited forested area before crossing

Roberta Hwy snapping and uprooted trees. The tornado reached

maximum intensity in the Fickling Mill area where large groves of

trees were completely snapped and/or uprooted as it crossed

Roberta Hwy east of Fickling Mill. Several trees were downed in an

around Fickling Mill and some roof damage was noted at the Mill

as well. The EF1 tornado lifted before reaching the county line in

the Pearce Road area. Areal survey confirms the storm lifted

before reaching the county line. [4/5/22: Tornado #3, County #1/1, EF-1, Taylor, 2022:006].

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 1022790. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.