Thunderstorm Wind — Pulaski, Georgia

2017-01-21 · near Hawkinsville, Pulaski, Georgia

Event narrative

The Pulaski County Emergency Manager reported damage from thunderstorm winds in the Hawkinsville area including a large tree blown down on Rawls Street and a building on Eastman Highway with roof damage.

Wider weather episode

Throughout the weekend of the 21st and 22nd, persistent southwesterly upper-level flow brought a series of strong short waves across the region. The atmosphere over central Georgia was unseasonably warm and unstable with strong low and mid-level shear. The first short wave generated a wave of severe thunderstorms across central and south Georgia through the morning and into the afternoon of the 21st that produced numerous tornadoes. Twenty three tornadoes were confirmed in the WFO Peachtree City warning area with 27 total tornadoes confirmed in the state of Georgia, both records for the number of tornadoes in a single day. A second, stronger short wave swept through during the late morning and afternoon of the 22nd bringing another round of severe weather to central and south Georgia. Additional tornadoes confirmed brought the 2-day total to 27 for the WFO Peachtree City warning area and 41 for the state of Georgia, both a record number for a 2 day period.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 671700. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.