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Thunderstorm Wind in Taylor County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind January 11, 2020 · Taylor County, Georgia

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)
$3K
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Taylor County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down near the intersection of Wesley Church Road and Lawdon Road.

The wider storm

A strong cold front associated with a deep upper-level trough moved through the region. A line of strong to severe thunderstorms ahead of the cold front swept into northwest Georgia during the afternoon and progressed southeastward across north and central Georgia through the late afternoon into the evening before weakening and pushing into south Georgia and the Carolinas during the early morning hours. Numerous reports of damaging thunderstorm winds and a few isolated tornadoes were received.

Began near Five Pts (32.6882, -84.2899).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 875843. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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