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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
340 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2019 /240 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2019/

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR APRIL 14, 2019 TORNADO EVENT...

...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN COLQUITT COUNTY GEORGIA...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  5.1 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   180.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/14/2019
Start Time:             02:43 PM EDT
Start Location:         1 ENE Autreyville / Colquitt County / GA
Start Lat/Lon:          31.07 / -83.7418

End Date:               04/14/2019
End Time:               02:49 PM EDT
End Location:           2 SE Spence Airport / Colquitt County /
GA
End Lat/Lon:            31.1145 / -83.6742

Survey Summary:
A tornado touched down just west of Tallokas Road in Colquitt County, 
damaging a home and some hardwood trees, lofting debris to the tops 
of nearby trees. The tornado continued northeastward damaging a second 
home and a substantial amount of nearby softwood trees, which were 
snapped and felled in a convergent pattern. Additional sporadic soft 
and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted along the path, including 
damage to a third home, before the tornado lifting north of State 
Highway 133 in Colquitt County.

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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Nash/Franck