EF1 tornado in Glynn County, Georgia
Tornado December 2, 2018 · Glynn County, Georgia
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 80 yards (0.05 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
National Weather Service Jacksonville Storm survey
revealed damage consistent with EF-1 tornado damage in Royal Drive
Subdivision east of I-95 and south of Jekyll Island Causeway in
Glynn County. A combination of waterspout and tornado likely
formed near I-95 on a section of the Little Satilla River before
causing damage within the subdivision. A couple dozen trees were
damaged with several snapped at the trunk. A Doppler Radar debris
signature was evident between 3-5,000 feet indicating lofted
tornado debris. The tornado damage concludes on the south side of
the Jekyll Island Causeway. The survey team was unable to find
damage west of I-95 so the start point given is where damage to
trees and docks began, however, it is possible that the tornado
started on the Little Satilla River farther west.
The wider storm
A lifting warm front, very saturated airmass and strong upper level dynamics ahead of a cold front created a couple waves of localized heavy rainfall across the local area from Dec. 1-2nd. A pre-frontal squall line with embedded supercell storms crossed the area during the afternoon of Dec. 2nd which triggered a few weak tornadoes.
Began near Pyles Marsh (31.1300, -81.5600).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 791718. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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