Thunderstorm Wind in Telfair County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind February 6, 2020 · Telfair County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$50K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Telfair County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down in the Jacksonville area. One tree fell onto a house on East River Road causing moderate damage to the home, no injuries were reported.

The wider storm

A line of thunderstorms ahead of a strong cold front moved into northwest Georgia in the pre-dawn hours and swept across north and central Georgia through the morning into the afternoon producing numerous reports of damaging thunderstorm winds and an isolated tornado. Storms along the front also produced heavy rainfall, ranging from 1.5 to 4 inches, with higher amounts up to 6 inches, particularly over north Georgia. These rainfall amounts produced flash flooding over north and central Georgia.

Began near Jacksonville (31.8606, -82.9748).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF0 Bartow County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 875919. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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