EF1 Tornado — Meriwether, Georgia

2024-12-29 · near Durand, Meriwether, Georgia

Event narrative

An EF1 tornado began northeast of Pine Mountain near the Durand community and traveled north northeast along Chipley Highway downing a few thousand trees. A large oak tree fell on an unoccupied home near the 800 block of Chipley Highway completely destroying it. A manufactured home on Mandy B Rd just northeast of this area had its metal roofing blown off. The tornado continued northeast east of Greenville and west and north of Gay downing a few more thousand trees before lifting just south of the Coweta county line near Sullivan Mill Rd.

Wider weather episode

A QLCS (squall-line) moved through North and Central Georgia in the overnight hours of the 29th and 30th. There was high uncertainty as to how far into the state severe conditions could reach given the presence of weakening Cold-Air Damming (CAD) as far west as the ATL metro. Several storms produced sustained damaging winds. Storm surveys and radar analysis determined there were 6 tornadoes overnight, including 3 EF-1 and 3 EF-0. The longest tornado damage track was from an EF-1 in Meriwether County that produced damage along a 24-mile path. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted with a number of trees also falling on and damaging homes, vehicles, and other structures.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1228325. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.