EF1 Tornado — Pierce, Georgia

2023-01-04 · near Bristol, Pierce, Georgia

Event narrative

A line of thunderstorms moved across the county in the early afternoon and produced an EF1 tornado with peak winds between 80-90 mph. The tornado touched down just west of Dogwood Road and traveled northeast toward the southside part of Bristol while weakening to EF0 intensity. The tornado lifted before approaching GA Highway 121. Damaged included many downed trees, some of which were snapped near the base and other were uprooted. The tornado toppled a small water and and produced heavy damage to farm outbuildings near Dogwood Road. A farming irrigation system was overturned in the Dogwood Road area. The tornado traveled northeast to east with sporadic damage moving across Crump Lane. Additional damage was noted around Tabby Road, just south of the intersection of Blalock Road and Tabby Road.

Wider weather episode

A line of pre-frontal severe storms, some of which produced tornadoes, tracked across SE GA during the afternoon and early evening hours. A tornado watch was in effect for portions of the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1068510. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.