Thunderstorm Wind — Lamar, Georgia

2013-01-30 · near Barnesville, Lamar, Georgia

Event narrative

A local newspaper reported that a masonry sign was blown over at a dentist's office on the southeast side of Barnesville.

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 428315. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.