EF0 Tornado — Bleckley, Georgia

2022-04-06 · near Allentown, Bleckley, Georgia

Event narrative

Continuation from Twiggs County -- The tornado path closely followed I-16 Southeastward where trees were snapped or uprooted often on one side of interstate or the other. Radar data confirms the path and storm direction was to the ESE aligning with damage found on the ground along the interstate. The tornado continued for over 3 miles along the interstate snapping or uprooting trees across GA Hwy 112, Eason Hill Church Rd in Laurens County before weakening and lifting as it approached GA HWY 278 southwest of the town of Montrose. Most of the damage was confined to the area between mile markers 32 to 35 along I-16. [4/6/22: Tornado #2, County #2/3, EF-0, Twiggs/Bleckley/Laurens, 2022:022].

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 1022813. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.