EF1 Tornado — Bleckley, Georgia

2022-04-05 · near Frazier, Bleckley, Georgia

Event narrative

A QLCS EF1 tornado quickly developed on the southeast side of the

community of Cochran. The tornado spun up on the west side of Hwy

23 where the 2nd story of a home was removed and nearby trees

were snapped and uprooted. The tornado crossed Hwy 23 hitting

another home causing damage to the carport and roof. [4/5/22: Tornado #11, County #1/2, EF-1, Bleckley/Dodge, 2022:014].

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 1022802. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.