National Weather Service Raw Text Product

334 
NOUS42 KFFC 152104
PNSFFC
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-160915-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
504 PM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019


...NWS TORNADO DAMAGE SURVEY FOR MARCH 14, 2019 SEVERE WEATHER EVENT...

.FLOYD COUNTY TORNADO...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.75 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/14/2019
Start Time:             8:06 PM EDT
Start Location:         5 MILES EAST OF CAVE SPRING, GEORGIA
Start Lat/Lon:          34.1187 / -85.2586

End Date:               03/14/2019
End Time:               8:08 PM EDT
End Location:           7 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF CAVE SPRING, GEORGIA
End Lat/Lon:            34.1278 / -85.2314

Survey Summary:
An EF-0 tornado briefly touched down in southern Floyd County on the evening
of Thursday March 14, 2019.  The tornado first touched down along Randall
Rd SW where a few trees were uprooted and a shed was destroyed.  The 
tornado continued east along Booger Hollow road where numerous trees were 
uprooted or snapped.  Two homes were damaged just north of the intersection 
of Booger Hollow Rd and Lyons Bridge Rd.  A carport collapsed and portions 
of the roof of the home and a building beside the home peeled and scattered 
in the yard.  Another home adjacent had significant amounts of its metal roof 
peeled back allowing rainwater to damage the inside.  A trampoline was 
tossed approximately 100 yards over the second home and into a neighbors tree. 
Numerous trees were snapped in the forest adjacent the homes. 
Both impacted homeowners were home at the time of the tornado and had seen coverage 
on the news that the storm was coming.  The tornado lifted approximately a 
quarter mile ENE of the damaged homes before reaching Hwy 27.  

Survey Team:  Stellman/Scott

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.

$$