Thunderstorm Wind in Jeff Davis County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind January 2, 2022 · Jeff Davis County, Georgia

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Powerlines were blown down outside of Hazlehurst. The time of damage was based on radar.

The wider storm

A potent shortwave became negatively tilted and dug east across the deep south which drove a strong cold front across the local area during the late afternoon and early evening hours. Strong to severe thunderstorms consolidated into a squall line that moved from western inland SE GA and the Suwannee valley east-southeast through the

I-10 and I-75 corridors to the Atlantic coast through midnight. A very strong low level jet of 50-60 knots with CAPE of at least 500 J/kg to brought some damaging wind gusts of across SE GA.

Began near Hazelhurst (31.8700, -82.5800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 997513. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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