Lightning in McIntosh County, Georgia

Lightning July 27, 2018 · McIntosh County, Georgia

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

McIntosh County dispatch reported that a lightning strike started a house fire in Shellman Bluff.

The wider storm

A cluster of thunderstorms developed near the southeast Georgia coast in advance of a stationary front inland. As these thunderstorms moved to the south and southeast closer to the coast, they interacted with the sea breeze and moved into an environment conducive to the development rotating updrafts. A tornado developed quickly and impacted portions of Chatham County.

Began near Belleview Pt (31.5700, -81.3200).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Chatham County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 777214. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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