Thunderstorm Wind in Webster County, Georgia
Thunderstorm Wind January 2, 2017 · Webster County, Georgia
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Webster County Emergency Manager and the county 911 center reported trees blown down from around the intersection of Highway 41 and Center Point Road south of Preston to Wilson Pond Road north of Preston. There was damage to metal outbuildings and shingles blown off of several houses northwest of Preston.
The wider storm
A strong mid-level short wave swept across the southeastern U.S. during the afternoon and overnight interacting with an unseasonably warm and moderately unstable atmosphere across central Georgia. Widespread thunderstorms resulted in scattered reports of damaging winds and an isolated tornado. High rainfall amounts also produced isolated flash flooding.
Began near Centerpoint (32.0112, -84.5655).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 669389. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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