EF2 tornado in Dooly County, Georgia

A tornado rapidly developed and intensified near Pinehurst-

Byromville Rd and Nelleville Rd east of Byromville destroying five

large, strongly anchored grain bins. Most of the 4 foot long, 1

foot wide concrete anchors holding the bins in place were ripped

out of the ground and a 6 inch steel beam that was still attached

to another concrete anchor still in the ground was bent to a 20

degree angle. The bins were less than 5 years old and each bolted

to concrete foundations, yet were ripped out of their foundations

and thrown 20 to 30 yards away. Some of the steel paneling of the

bins were thrown 1/2 mile east into trees in a nearby field. A

semi- tractor trailer at this intersection was ripped from its rig

and thrown 30 feet across Nelleville Rd. A University of Georgia

Mesonet weather station also located at this intersection was

damaged but continued to report wind and pressure data (the cup

anemometer did not appear damaged), measuring a maximum gust of

129.3 mph. The intensity of damage decreased as the tornado traveled east-

northeast uprooting or snapping numerous trees and rolling over at

least 6 irrigation towers along the path. Some barns and

outbuilding were also destroyed. Towards the end of the almost 6

mile path, a home on Collins Rd east of Old National Highway

received minor roof damage. The tornado lifted near Collins Rd

west of Indian Boundary Rd, about 2 miles west of I-75. [4/5/22: Tornado #6, County #1/1, EF-2, Dooly, 2022:009].

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.