Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in Lowndes County, GA

Hail Report Description: Picture of hail near golf ball size in the Naylor area.

Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail reported off Bemiss Road.

Hail Report Description: ESTIMATED HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL NEAR LAKE PARK... GA.

Hail Report Description: QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT KVLD.

Hail Report Description: PENNY TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT MOODY AIR FORCE BASE.

Hail Report Description: QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN VALDOSTA.

Hail Report Description: GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED NEAR VALDOSTA

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Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail was reported in Hahira.

Hail Report Description: Pea to penny sized hail covered the ground around Lake Park from a nearly stationary storm. Hail fell on occasion for around 1 hour.

Hail Report Description: Quarter sized hail was reported near Naylor and fell for a few minutes.

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Hail Report Description: The public estimated hail up to golf ball size on Bemiss Road north of Moody AFB. Most stones were quarter size but a few were golf ball. This hail occurred with the same supercell that spawned a significant tornado in northeastern Lowndes and Lanier counties.

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Hail Report Description: Nickel to quarter size hail was reported near downtown Valdosta.

Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail was reported just north of the Valdosta Regional Airport.

Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail was reported on Interstate 75 near Mile Marker 22.

Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail was reported just northeast of Delmar.

Hail Report Description: Golf ball size hail was reported near US Highway 84.

Hail Report Description: Nickel size hail was reported two miles west of Interstate 75 on US Highway 84.

Hail Report Description: Dime to penny size hail was reported near the Valdosta Mall.

Hail Report Description: Nickel size hail was reported.

Hail Report Description: The public reported golfball size hail.

Hail Report Description: Several reports of penny size hail received by the Valdosta Fire Department.

Hail Report Description: Golfball size hail reported by the public.

Hail Report Description: Penny size hail reported by an NWS employee.

Wind Report Description: Numerous trees down in Southern Lowndes County. Time estimated by radar.

Wind Report Description: ASOS station KVLD Valdosta Regiona.

Wind Report Description: Several trees down in Central Lowndes County. Time estimated by radar.

Wind Report Description: Mesonet station measured 43 mph wind gust in Valdosta.

Wind Report Description: Mesonet station measured 43 mph wind gust near Redland.

Wind Report Description: Numerous trees reported down in Northern Lowndes County. Time estimated by radar.

Wind Report Description: Wunderground station KGAVALDO85 gusted to 49 mph.

Wind Report Description: A couple of trees and power lines down in the Valdosta area.

Wind Report Description: Tree down on Staten Road.

Wind Report Description: AWOS station KVAD Moody AFB.

Wind Report Description: The Lowndes County Utilities Grassy Pond Weatherstem gusted to 39 mph.

Wind Report Description: Trees and power lines reported down in northwest Lowndes county.

Wind Report Description: Tree down near Rocky Ford Road and Ousley Road. Time estimated from radar.

Wind Report Description: Tree down on a power line near Carroll Ulmer Road and Dasher Road.

Wind Report Description: Scattered trees down across Lowndes county.

Wind Report Description: Tree was reported down at Jumping Gulley Rd and Loch Laurel Rd.

Wind Report Description: power lines down in the north end of Lowndes county.

Wind Report Description: power lines down near Valdosta State University.

Wind Report Description: Tree down near Ousley Road and Old Clyattville Road.

Wind Report Description: A tree resulted in a power outage along Terrace Blvd via the Georgia Power Outage map.

Wind Report Description: A tree and power line were down along Sustella Ave.

Wind Report Description: Tree down near 3300 Stallings Road.

Wind Report Description: Report via social media that a tree fell and took out a fence and power lines.

Wind Report Description: Lowndes County dispatch reported trees down onto powerlines along Gornto Road. Timing estimated by radar.

Wind Report Description: Picture on social media of a tree down off of Boyette Road.

Wind Report Description: 911 Call Center reported a tree down at Quarterman Rd and Hambrick Rd.

Wind Report Description: A traffic signal was blown down at the intersection of Lakes Blvd and Mill Store Road.

Wind Report Description: Social media showed a picture of a tree down across Old Clyattville Rd.

Wind Report Description: Tree down near 5335 Second Drive.

Wind Report Description: Tree down near the intersection of Orr Road and Skipper Bridge Road.

Tornado Report Description: Numerous photos and video of a tornado with damage reported in the area.

Tornado Report Description: POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED ALONG BARRETT COODY ROAD.

Tornado Report Description: TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROWLAND ROAD AND OUSLEY ROAD.

Tornado Report Description: SURVEY FOUND AN EF1 TORNADO TRACK FROM FAR WESTERN LOWNDES COUNTY STARTING NEAR 30.91...-83.42 AROUND 7 AM AND ENDING NEAR 30.91...-83.32 AROUND 704 AM. TRACKED NEAR STONE CREEK GOLF CLUB WITH DAMAGE TO TREES AND HOUSES.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado first developed just north of Langdales Pond and Old Clyattville Road on the south side of the city of Valdosta. Some of the most severe damage was near the beginning of the track as the tornado impacted Langdale Forest Products along Old Clyattville Road. Several large metal buildings were severely damaged or destroyed and the damage to those buildings was assigned the EF2 rating that is the maximum for this tornado. Some vehicles parked near those buildings were tossed around 70 yards across the street. Two rail cars nearby were also tipped over. The remainder of the track consisted of EF0 or EF1 damage as the tornado moved east and eventually dissipated near south Patterson Street and Dampier Street. That damage in the remainder of the track was a mixture of damage to buildings, trees, and power lines. Monetary damage was estimated.||This was the first tornado to directly affect the city of Valdosta since an F1-rated tornado on November 1, 1997.

Tornado Report Description: A fire department reported a brief tornado touchdown in a field. No structural damage occurred. There was a small but visible tornadic debris signature on KVAX dual-pol radar as well. The tornado was rated EF0.

Tornado Report Description: An NWS Storm Survey confirmed that an EF2 tornado occurred in Lowndes county, then moved into Lanier county where it strengthened into an EF3 with maximum winds around 140 mph. The path width was estimated to be around 390 yards wide with a path length in Lowndes county of slightly over 4 miles long. In Lowndes county, the tornado likely initially developed along Cat Creek Road. Several reports were received of funnels from this location while the event was ongoing. There was a house near Cat Creek Road that had uprooted trees on the property with one or two impacting the house. Trees were generally blown down to the northeast, although a street sign was bent to the ground facing to the northwest. A few trees were also blown down along a tree line across the road. At that point, the tornado entered a more heavily forested area with no access roads. However, an aerial flyover by emergency management confirmed sporadic tree damage and a continuous damage path in that area. After the tornado cleared this forested area, the damage path began to widen and the tornado damage increased in intensity. Along Arapaho Trail, about a half mile south of Highway 122, the first instance of EF2 damage occurred as a mobile home was completely destroyed with debris blown downstream, mainly into fencing on the property. Also in this location, a shed was completely destroyed, a camper was flipped, part of the roof of a house was removed, and a silo was destroyed with the debris found resting on the opposite side of the house from where it started. Debris from locations along Arapaho Trail were found well downstream, in some cases at least one third of a mile. Along the next cross street - Peters Road - mostly EF1 damage was observed with snapped and uprooted trees and some broken windows in houses. The survey team found a tree sitting on the ground with a root ball at the end, but could not locate the hole or source of the tree within at least several hundred yards. Along Peters Road gouges were observed in the ground as some debris began to impact the ground. As the tornado crossed Bemiss Road (Highway 125) near Walkers Crossing, the damage path began to reach its widest phase. The maximum width of the tornado was estimated to be around 390 yards or 0.22 miles based on the damage survey. Additional EF2 damage was observed on both sides of the road with wooden power poles snapped, hardwood trees snapped or uprooted, and several homes damaged. A second abandoned home was pushed six feet off the concrete foundation. Maximum winds along this part of Bemiss Road were estimated to be around 125 mph based on damage. Also near these homes, there were deep gouges in the ground, including this one that was close to 1 foot deep and 6 feet long. Large debris also continued to be found along the damage path, including strips of metal that were twisted around damaged trees. The tornado then continued east-northeast, crossing Highway 122 near Barber Road into Lanier county. The Lowndes county emergency manager estimated property damage for Lowndes county at around $250,000 with an additional $100,000 in crop damage from fallen pecan trees.

Tornado Report Description: An EF-0 tornado touched down near the RV park outside Lake Park. Numerous trees were snapped around the RV park with some minor structural damage observed.

Tornado Report Description: A weak tornado briefly touched down and uprooted several trees. One tree was hurled into a garage. Reported by the public.

Tornado Report Description: F1 tornado skipped across U.S. Highway 84 in the Rocky Ford Road/Troupville Highway area just west of Valdosta. Two rugged steel radio towers (300 and 500 feet tall) lifted off ground and destroyed two miles west of Interstate 75. Numerous trees and power poles snapped. Approximately 35 homes and businesses sustained damage in Valdosta. Several mobile homes heavily damaged. One mobile home blown 30 feet onto a vehicle.

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