EF0 Tornado — Pierce, Georgia

2021-03-18 · near Bristol, Pierce, Georgia

Event narrative

A briefed tornado touched down a couple miles north of Bristol in Pierce county on Highway 32 near June Road. Both the county EM and Fire Chief saw the touchdown. Minor wind damage occurred that included 4 trees that were blown down. Peak winds were near 75 mph.

Wider weather episode

A strong pre-frontal squall line moved across the area with isolated severe storms. Shear was 40-60 kts with surface based CAPE of 1500-2000 J/kg.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 942602. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.