The University of Georgia Weather Network station near Byromville recorded a gust of 129.3 mph Tuesday afternoon as an apparent tornado swirled nearby.

Damage left after an EF-2 tornado struck a barn and Univ. of Georgia Weather Network station in Byromville, Ga. on April 5, 2022.
(University of Georgia Weather Network)
BYROMVILLE, Ga. — A weather station in Georgia may have recorded a state-record wind gust after it took a direct or near-direct hit from a tornado during a recent tornado outbreak.