Tropical Storm — Jackson, Georgia

2020-10-29 · Jackson, Georgia

Event narrative

Winds gusted between 35 and 50 mph for several hours. A gust of 48 mph was recorded at the Jefferson AWOS (KJCA) at 5:55 AM EST. The Jackson County Emergency Manager reported several trees and power lines blown down around the county.

Wider weather episode

During the late evening of October 28th through the morning of October 29th, Tropical Storm Zeta swept rapidly across north Georgia producing widespread wind damage and isolated flooding across north and portions of central Georgia. Around 1.5 million customers lost electricity for some period of time, some for several days.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 924135. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.