EF0 Tornado — Fayette, Georgia

2024-12-29 · near Fytville Mccombs Arp, Fayette, Georgia

Event narrative

An EF0 tornado with max winds of 80 mph developed in the comma head region of the QLCS and traveled east northeast 1.6 miles near the northern parts of Lake Horton southwest of Woolsey. Only a few trees were downed with numerous large branches knocked down. No structures were known to be damaged.

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 1228333. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.