Thunderstorm Wind — Newton, Georgia

2024-04-02 · near Dialtown, Newton, Georgia

Event narrative

Several trees down along dial mill Rd also near the intersection of Hightower Trail.

Wider weather episode

A Quasi-Linear Convective System moved through the area through the night of the 2nd into the morning of the 3rd. Convection across West Central GA was weaker with limited to no severe activity due to weaker CAPE values, however shear and helicity were plentiful. Convection in the early morning hours was able to organize into several messy supercells ahead of the line, as they tapped into a region of more ample CAPE and steep mid-level lapse rates. Several tornado warnings were issued with three confirmed tornados including a strong EF2 tornado in Rockdale County between Pine Mountain and Conyers.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1175084. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.