EF1 Tornado — Johnson, Georgia

2022-04-06 · near Kite, Johnson, Georgia

Event narrative

The same QLCS that produced the tornado east of Adrian also spawned another tornado at about the same time about 3.75 miles west of Kite. This tornado intensified quickly after it formed about 500 yards southwest of the intersection of Meeks Rd and

Midas Brantley Rd reaching 105 mph peak intensity as it moved east-northeast, ripping off the carport of a ranch-style brick home and tearing off 1/3rd of its roof. Several large trees and power poles were snapped near this intersection. A stop sign was

bent over. As the tornado traveled east-northeast it took a slight left turn into the southwest and south portion of the city of Kite causing significant damage to about 20-30 homes, mostly roofs. Numerous outbuildings were destroyed. Hundreds of trees

were snapped or uprooted. A baseball field sustained heavy damage to the concession building, fencing and stands. At the cemetery on the east part of the city, three 500 lb 8 by 4 foot granite monuments originally laying face down were lifted up by the

pressure forces induced by the winds and flipped over. [4/6/22: Tornado #5, County #1/2, EF-1, Johnson/Emanuel, 2022:025].

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 1022821. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.