EF2 Tornado — Brantley, Georgia

2024-03-09 · near Nahunta, Brantley, Georgia

Injuries

4.7 mi

Path length

400 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A strong EF2 tornado tracked west to east parallel to Georgia Highway 82, about 2.5 to 3 miles SW of Nahunta. Touchdown was near Santa Fe Road. Extensive mobile home damage and tree damage occurred. Some homes were flattened, blown off of their foundations and completely destroyed. One mobile home was blown off of its foundation and launched into the nearby forest resulting in its total destruction along Matthews Cir. A large section of a roof was removed on a home at Matthews Circle. Additional mobile home and tree damage occurred near Long Lake Road and Buffalo Creek Dr.

Wider weather episode

High moisture content and the entire area in the warm sector ahead of an approaching pre-frontal squall line produced strong to severe storms and a couple of tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1163819. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.