EF0 Tornado — Jones, Georgia

2021-08-17 · near Greenberry Crossroads, Jones, Georgia

Event narrative

A National Weather Service survey with information provided by the Jones County Emergency Manager found that the EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds 75 mph and a maximum path width of 150 yards that began in southwestern Baldwin County crossed into Jones County just south of County Line Road NW. The tornado snapped trees as it crossed County Line Road NW and moved across a heavily wooded area northwest of County Line Road NW. [8/17/21: Tornado #5, County #2/2, EF-0, Baldwin/Jones, 2021:019].

Wider weather episode

The remains of Tropical Storm Fred moved across central and north Georgia as a tropical depression during the overnight hours through the morning producing isolated reports of damaging winds in convective bands and several tornadoes. No reports of wind damage were received outside of the stronger convective bands. Rainfall amounts exceeded 4 inches in portions of northeast Georgia, with amounts of 6 to 8 inches observed in the northeast Georgia mountains.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 970139. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.