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Thunderstorm Wind in Bacon County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind April 1, 2016 · Bacon County, Georgia

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A power line was blown down in the SE portion of the county. The time and location were based on radar.

The wider storm

Active weather pattern with mean layer mid level trough carving southward across the SE region and a surface front across the Appalachians. Strong wind shear combined with instability produced severe storms during the afternoon and evening. A couple of tornadoes touched down in SE Georgia.

Began near Coffee (31.4800, -82.3700).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 624039. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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