Thunderstorm Wind — Appling, Georgia

2020-04-13 · near Surrency, Appling, Georgia

Event narrative

Trees and power lines were blown down along State Road 203 near the Wayne County line. A building was damaged along Lake Griffis Road. Trees were blown down along Lake Chapel Road near the intersection with Dasher Road.

Wider weather episode

A pre-frontal squall line with embedded supercells will moved across interior southeast Georgia during the early morning hours and reached the Suwannee Valley just before daybreak. Very strong shear and instability phased across SE GA during the morning hours where there were supercells, one that produced two tornado touchdowns. The pre-frontal line slowed down and gradually weakened as it moved into NE Florida into the afternoon, but severe storms continued to be possible due to weakening dynamics and remaining surface based instability.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 877360. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.