Thunderstorm Wind — Jasper, Georgia

2013-01-30 · near Smiths Mill, Jasper, Georgia

Event narrative

The Jasper County Emergency Manager reported that several small trees were blown down along Jackson Lake Road.

Wider weather episode

A very large storm system approached the state on the 30th. A highly amplified upper trough over the plains pushed east during the day, dragging a strong cold front through the Southeast. A squall line associated with the cold front pushed into northwest and west central Georgia during the mid-morning hours, and pushed through the rest of the state through the afternoon and evening. Widespread wind damage occurred with this line as it moved through. Additionally, a supercell thunderstorm ahead of the line spawned two tornadoes; a rare January EF-3 across Bartow and Gordon Counties and an EF-1 across Gilmer and Fannin Counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 428314. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.