Thunderstorm Wind — Appling, Georgia

2020-04-19 · near Baxley Muni Arpt, Appling, Georgia

Event narrative

A gustnado impacted Tomilson Street in Homerville where a shower and outflow boundary converged. The time of damage was based on radar. Homerville airport and the EMA office measured wind gusts of 20-25 mph when the outflow boundary moved through. Several residences along the street had tree damage, including one tree that fell down on an unoccupied home. The strength of winds was estimated. The cost of property damage was unknown but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.

Wider weather episode

A line of convection developed along a warm front to the north of the Altamaha River in the early afternoon. This convection produced an outflow boundary (cold pool) that interacted with pre-frontal supercells moving across south Georgia in the afternoon. The intersection of this cold outflow boundary and a shower created a brief gustnado that caused wind damage in Homerville.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (31.0450, -82.7561)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 879826. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.