EF0 tornado in Coffee County, Georgia

A weak tornado intermittently caused damage on a 3 mile path beginning 6 miles east of Douglas. Most of the damage was snapped tree trunks or limbs, or uprooted trees, but there was minor damage, mainly the roof and one side, to 1 home as well as roof damage to an out-house. A metal roof was peeled off, mangled, and blown toward different directions.

Strong mid and upper low initially over Texas was moving east-northeast while the upper level trough it was embedded in became negatively tilted. This led to a broad diffluent pattern over most of the southeastern states. As the system approached the right rear quadrant of upper jet moved into the forecast area coincident with a low-level jet of, at least, 60 knots. This created atmospheric dynamics favorable for severe weather, with the only limiting factor being modest instability. A warm front over the area during the morning moved rapidly north in response to increasing southerly flow allowing a gradual increase in low level instability. By afternoon several severe weather events and three tornadoes occurred over portions of southeast Georgia.