Thunderstorm Wind — Telfair, Georgia

2020-02-06 · near Jacksonville, Telfair, Georgia

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 875919. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.