EF1 Tornado — Bacon, Georgia

2015-01-04 · near Rockingham, Bacon, Georgia

Event narrative

The tornado touched down near Radio Station Road. High end EF1 damage occurred along the path east of Johnson Lake Road along Georgia State Road 32. In this path the tornado severely damaged two mobile homes including a double wide trailer in which the walls were separated, the frame bent and flipped on its side. Large trees were snapped along the path. EF0 damage was noted along most of the path as the tornado tracked from Radio Station Road to McCarty as the storm approached State Road 32. The tornado continued northeast and weakened as it cross Ten Mile Creek over Mallard Road with a track ceasing near Bobwhite Road. The width of the tornado ranged between 30-50 yards. Two injuries occurred with one mobile home, and one resident was life-flighted with critical injuries. Both victims survived. The tornado was an EF1 with maximum winds of 100-110 mph.

Wider weather episode

A pre-frontal squall line crossed the area during the afternoon. Enough low level shear was present to form rotating storms across SE Georgia, and combined with elevated low level instability with highs in the upper 70s surface based rotation developed.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 552418. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.