Strong instability and a strongly sheared environment set up favorable conditions for a damaging QLCS that swept through central and southeast Georgia. Reports of widespread wind damage occurred in the Savannah area along with a measured wind gust of 81 mph at the Savannah Airport and a measured 91 mph wind gust on an elevated crane at the Georgia Ports Authority.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:03:00 to 25-APR-15 20:04:00 (EST-5)
Location: CENTRAL JCT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An emergency manager reported a tree fell down onto a vehicle at the intersection of Ogeechee Road and Kollock Street.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:03:00 to 25-APR-15 20:04:00 (EST-5)
Location: LIBERTY CITY
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An emergency manager reported trees blown down at scattered locations along Ogeechee Road between 37th Street and Corvair Street.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:04:00 to 25-APR-15 20:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: CENTRAL JCT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Law enforcement reported a tree fell down on a house along West Street and caused one injury to a female.

Thunderstorm Wind in CANDLER, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 18:56:00 to 25-APR-15 18:57:00 (EST-5)
Location: METTER MUNI ARPT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Candler County 911 Call Center reported a tree down across Donnell Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:01:00 to 25-APR-15 20:02:00 (EST-5)
Location: GARDEN CITY
Magnitude: 79.00 MG
Reported by: Newspaper

A shipping crane was tipped over at the Georgia Ports Authority. 91 mph wind gusts were measured at the Georgia Ports Authority at the time the crane tipped over.

Thunderstorm Wind in BULLOCH, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:12:00 to 25-APR-15 19:13:00 (EST-5)
Location: EMIT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Bulloch County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 67 and Emit Grove Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in BULLOCH, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:14:00 to 25-APR-15 19:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: ESLA
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An emergency manager reported a tree down on Ashbranch Road between Interstate 16 and Lawrence Church Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in BULLOCH, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:30:00 to 25-APR-15 19:31:00 (EST-5)
Location: NEVILS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An emergency manager reported a tree down on Highway 46 near Trapnell Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in BULLOCH, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:30:00 to 25-APR-15 19:31:00 (EST-5)
Location: EMIT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An emergency manager reported a tree down on Highway 67 near mile marker 12.

Thunderstorm Wind in BULLOCH, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:33:00 to 25-APR-15 19:34:00 (EST-5)
Location: DENMARK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An emergency manager reported a tree down on Highway 46 near Brooklet Denmark Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in BULLOCH, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:35:00 to 25-APR-15 19:36:00 (EST-5)
Location: DENMARK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An emergency manager reported a tree down on Mud Road near Black Creek Church Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in TATTNALL, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:35:00 to 25-APR-15 19:36:00 (EST-5)
Location: REIDSVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

A Tattnall County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on a house along the 100 block of Smith Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind in BULLOCH, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:40:00 to 25-APR-15 19:41:00 (EST-5)
Location: ESLA
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An emergency manager reported a tree down on Arcola Road near Black Creek Church Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in EFFINGHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:43:00 to 25-APR-15 19:44:00 (EST-5)
Location: MARLOW
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

A fire department reported multiple trees and power lines down at Holly Circle.

Thunderstorm Wind in EFFINGHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:43:00 to 25-APR-15 19:44:00 (EST-5)
Location: GUYTON
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Effingham 911 Call Center reported multiple trees down across roads on the south side of Guyton.

Thunderstorm Wind in EFFINGHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:45:00 to 25-APR-15 19:46:00 (EST-5)
Location: FAULKVILLE
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Reported by: County Official

A county official reported trees and power lines down near the intersection of Roebling Road and Route 17.

Thunderstorm Wind in EFFINGHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:45:00 to 25-APR-15 19:46:00 (EST-5)
Location: FAULKVILLE
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Effingham 911 Call Center reported large trees blown down in a neighborhood off Brittany Lane.

Thunderstorm Wind in EFFINGHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:45:00 to 25-APR-15 19:46:00 (EST-5)
Location: FAULKVILLE
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

A fire department reported large trees blown down in a neighborhood off Old Oak Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in EFFINGHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:45:00 to 25-APR-15 19:46:00 (EST-5)
Location: MARLOW
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Effingham County 911 Call Center reported power lines down at Highway 17 South and Blue Jay Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in BRYAN, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:47:00 to 25-APR-15 19:48:00 (EST-5)
Location: LANIER
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Bryan County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Highway 119 near the county line.

Thunderstorm Wind in EFFINGHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:48:00 to 25-APR-15 19:49:00 (EST-5)
Location: FAULKVILLE
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

A fire department reported trees and debris down near the intersection of Zeigler Road and Kathy Street.

Thunderstorm Wind in EFFINGHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:48:00 to 25-APR-15 19:49:00 (EST-5)
Location: FAULKVILLE
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

A fire department reported large distribution power lines blown down and multiple large tree trees down on Highway 30 and Noel Conaway Road near Buckingham Drive.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:00:00 to 25-APR-15 20:01:00 (EST-5)
Location: POOLER
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported multiple trees down on Wyndham Road in the Forest Lakes Subdivision.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:31:00 to 25-APR-15 20:32:00 (EST-5)
Location: SAVANNAH BEACH
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

A Weatherflow sensor on north Tybee Island measured a wind gust of 61 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:00:00 to 25-APR-15 20:01:00 (EST-5)
Location: PORT WENTWORTH
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Reported by: Public

The public reported multiple trees and power lines down on Coleraine Drive.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:09:00 to 25-APR-15 20:10:00 (EST-5)
Location: THUNDERBOLT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Social Media

A tree was down on a house.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:00:00 to 25-APR-15 20:01:00 (EST-5)
Location: POOLER
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Reported by: Social Media

Multiple trees were down in the new Tanger outlet parking low. Some trees were newly planted. At least one tree was on a car.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:59:00 to 25-APR-15 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: MEINHARD
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Reported by: Social Media

Trees were blocking northbound lanes of Interstate 95 near the Georgia Tech Savannah campus.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCINTOSH, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 21:06:00 to 25-APR-15 21:07:00 (EST-5)
Location: BELLEVIEW PT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The McIntosh County 911 Call Center reported a tree down near the intersection of Johnson Road and Georgia Highway 99.

Thunderstorm Wind in MCINTOSH, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 21:12:00 to 25-APR-15 21:13:00 (EST-5)
Location: MERIDIAN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The McIntosh County 911 Call Center reported a tree down at the intersection of Swamp Road and Georgia Highway 99.

Thunderstorm Wind in LONG, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:24:00 to 25-APR-15 20:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: AIMAR
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Long County 911 Call Center reported a tree down on Tibet Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:01:00 to 25-APR-15 20:02:00 (EST-5)
Location: PORT WENTWORTH
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An emergency manager reported two trees blown down along State Route 21 between Gulfstream Road and Grange Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:15:00 to 25-APR-15 20:16:00 (EST-5)
Location: WILMINGTON IS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An emergency manager reported a tree blown down on Wilmington Island along North Cromwell Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:01:00 to 25-APR-15 20:02:00 (EST-5)
Location: PORT WENTWORTH
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An emergency manager reported multiple trees blown down in the Port Wentworth vicinity.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:52:00 to 25-APR-15 19:53:00 (EST-5)
Location: BLOOMINGDALE
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An emergency manager reported trees blown down at scattered locations along Bloomingdale Road between the Interstate 16 interchange and Pine Barren Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:02:00 to 25-APR-15 20:03:00 (EST-5)
Location: BONA BELLA
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An emergency manager reported trees blown down in the Garden City vicinity.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:00:00 to 25-APR-15 20:01:00 (EST-5)
Location: POOLER
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported multiple trees down on houses and power lines down near Cliff Drive in Pooler.

Thunderstorm Wind in EFFINGHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:48:00 to 25-APR-15 19:49:00 (EST-5)
Location: EDEN
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Effingham County 911 Call Center reported numerous trees down on power lines and across roads around Eden.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:05:00 to 25-APR-15 20:06:00 (EST-5)
Location: LIBERTY CITY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An emergency manager reported a tree blown down onto power lines at the intersection of Bull Street and Thackery Place.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:06:00 to 25-APR-15 20:07:00 (EST-5)
Location: THUNDERBOLT
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Reported by: Social Media

A large gas station awning covering gas pumps was blown down on Waters Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind in LIBERTY, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:19:00 to 25-APR-15 20:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: FLEMING
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An emergency manager reported trees down on Limerick Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in LIBERTY, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:22:00 to 25-APR-15 20:23:00 (EST-5)
Location: MIDWAY
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An emergency manager reported roof damage at a nursing home in Midway. Evacuations were necessary.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:01:00 to 25-APR-15 20:02:00 (EST-5)
Location: GARDEN CITY
Magnitude: 79.00 MG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An emergency manager reported over 200 ship containers displaced from high thunderstorm winds at the Georgia Ports Authority. 91 mph winds were recorded on an elevated crane at the Georgia Ports Authority during the time of the event.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:01:00 to 25-APR-15 20:02:00 (EST-5)
Location: GARDEN CITY
Magnitude: 79.00 MG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A peak wind gust of 91 mph was measured on an elevated crane at the Georgia Ports Authority.

Thunderstorm Wind in TATTNALL, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 19:33:00 to 25-APR-15 19:34:00 (EST-5)
Location: REIDSVILLE ARPT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Tattnall County 911 Call Center reported a tree down across Hutcheson Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:00:00 to 25-APR-15 20:01:00 (EST-5)
Location: (SAV)SAVANNAH INTL A
Magnitude: 70.00 MG
Reported by: ASOS

A 81 mph wind gust was measured at the Savannah Airport.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:08:00 to 25-APR-15 20:09:00 (EST-5)
Location: SAVANNAH
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An emergency manager reported trees blown down at scattered locations along Skidaway Road between Virginia Avenue and 41st street.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:00:00 to 25-APR-15 20:01:00 (EST-5)
Location: (SAV)SAVANNAH INTL A
Magnitude: 70.00 MG
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported severe aircraft damaged by thunderstorm winds in the general aviation section of Savannah Airport. The Savannah ASOS measured a wind gust of 81 mph as the damage occurred.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATHAM, GEORGIA
From 25-APR-15 20:25:00 to 25-APR-15 20:26:00 (EST-5)
Location: SAVANNAH BEACH
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

A Weatherflow sensor on south Tybee Island measured a 60 mph wind gust.