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064 NOUS42 KFFC 051922 PNSFFC GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-060730- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 222 PM EST Tue Mar 5 2019 ...CORRECTED UPDATE #2 FROM NWS DAMAGE SURVEYS FOR THE MARCH 3 2019 SEVERE WEATHER EVENT... A powerful storm system moved across the mid-south and southeast states on Sunday, March 3, producing widespread severe weather and tornadoes. In middle Georgia, significant damage from suspected tornadoes occurred and were in the process of being surveyed by NWS meteorologists. This report will list individual tornado events in chronological order. Please note that this report will be updated frequently in the next several days as more surveys and information become available. .Crawford and Peach County Tornado... Rating: EF-2 Estimated Peak Wind: 115 mph Path Length /statute/: 6.7 miles Path Width /maximum/: 420 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 1 Start Date: Mar 3 2019 Start Time: 315 PM EST Start Location: 4.8 miles NW of Fort Valley Start Lat/Lon: 32.5998 / -83.9492 End Date: Mar 3 2019 End Time: 322 PM EST End Location: 5.0 miles SW of Byron End Lat/Lon: 32.6252 / -83.8389 Survey Summary: A fast-moving supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado in eastern Crawford County which began along Lee Pope Road as an EF-0 tornado where large pine trees were uprooted. The tornado continued moving east-northeastward with a relatively narrow width of around 90 yards upon reaching Greer Road, at which point winds increased into the low-end EF-2 range. A mobile home on Greer Road was flipped and demolished, and a vehicle was flipped and rolled. One woman inside the mobile home sustained a broken ankle when the home was destroyed. The tornado briefly weakened to an EF-1, downing trees as it crossed Walton Road, before reaching low-end EF-2 intensity for a second time along Wesley Chapel Road. A home at this location had its roof completely removed and some exterior walls collapsed. A neighboring home sustained roof damage from the large amount of flying debris. The tornado again weakened to EF-1 intensity as it crossed into Peach County, downing or uprooting a number of trees along Taylors Mill Road where its maximum width was achieved. Pecan farming equipment was overturned and a farming shed was destroyed as the tornado crossed Vinson Road. The tornado lifted after downing pecan trees along Oak Way. Survey Team: Deese/Willis .Twiggs County (Huber) Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.2 miles Path Width /maximum/: 300 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Mar 3 2019 Start Time: 342 PM EST Start Location: 0.6 miles SW of Huber Start Lat/Lon: 32.7023 / -83.5584 End Date: Mar 3 2019 End Time: 344 PM EST End Location: 0.6 miles SE of Huber End Lat/Lon: 32.7021 / -83.5387 Survey Summary: The same supercell that produced the earlier Crawford and Peach County tornado produced a second tornado after crossing into Twiggs County in the small community of Huber. The tornado touched down very near the KaMin factory on Huber Road where a number of large trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado then produced further EF-1 damage between Huber Road and Huber Clay County Road where a large number of pine trees were snapped or uprooted. A number of other trees were snapped or uprooted near the Chance Hill Church on Cochran Short Route (US-23). A pine tree was downed on a house near this location as well before the tornado lifted shortly thereafter. Survey Team: Deese/Willis .Wilkinson County Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.3 miles Path Width /maximum/: 630 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Mar 3 2019 Start Time: 418 PM EST Start Location: 1.4 miles S of Toomsboro Start Lat/Lon: 32.8071 / -83.0795 End Date: Mar 3 2019 End Time: 420 PM EST End Location: 2.5 miles ENE of Toomsboro End Lat/Lon: 32.8331 / -83.0364 Survey Summary: The same supercell thunderstorm that produced the Crawford/Peach and Twiggs County tornadoes produced a third tornado in eastern Wilkinson County. The tornado touched down south of Toomsboro just west of Highway 112 (Nickelsville Toomsboro Road) and quickly reached EF-1 strength, downing and snapping trees along Highway 112. The tornado continued northeastward, reaching its maximum width as it crossed Highway 57 (Irwinton Road). Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted in this area. From this point, the tornado traversed a very rural wooded area and reached the Dixie Mine, where the emergency manager reported numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, and some roofing damage occurred to buildings at the mine site. The tornado track then ended in a very remote and inaccessible woodland area near the Oconee River. Survey Team: Deese/Willis .Northern Harris County Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 7.5 miles Path Width /maximum/: 900 yards (0.5 miles) Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Mar 3 2019 Start Time: 419 PM EST Start Location: 5.5 miles WSW of Pine Mountain Start Lat/Lon: 32.8360 / -84.9421 End Date: Mar 3 2019 End Time: 428 PM EST End Location: 1.8 miles E of Pine Mountain End Lat/Lon: 32.8665 / -84.8197 Survey Summary: A supercell thunderstorm moved into northern Harris county and produced a tornado which began just west of the intersection of Hopewell Church Rd and Hamilton Pleasant Grove Rd. As the tornado traveled east-northeast along GA-18, the tornado intensified downing hundreds of trees, several falling on homes. As the tornado approached the city of Pine Mountain, the width of the tornado increased to near one-half mile but fortunately only increased to a maximum intensity of 100 mph as it moved across the south parts of the city. A large tree fell onto an apartment on S. King Ave destroying one of the rooms on the second floor. The tornado weakened as it continued east before lifting just west of the intersection of Davis Lake Rd and Cold Springs Rd. Survey Team: Nelson/Atwell .Western Washington County (Oconee) Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.5 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Mar 3 2019 Start Time: 424 PM EST Start Location: 0.7 miles SW of Oconee Start Lat/Lon: 32.8477 / -82.9564 End Date: Mar 3 2019 End Time: 425 PM EST End Location: 0.6 miles SE of Oconee End Lat/Lon: 32.8488 / -82.9471 Survey Summary: After producing the tornado in eastern Wilkinson County near Toomsboro, the ongoing supercell thunderstorm produced another brief EF-1 tornado in the small community of Oconee in Washington County. The tornado tracked along Kaolin Road, downing and snapping a number of trees. Sections of shingles were removed from the roof of a home on Kaolin Road and a backyard shed at the same home was flipped and heavily damaged. The tornado downed a large tree on a home at the corner of Kaolin Road and Highway 272 and downed a number of other trees alongside Highway 272 before ending just east of the highway. Survey Team: Deese/Willis .Washington County Tornado #2... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.5 miles Path Width /maximum/: 290 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Mar 3 2019 Start Time: 436 PM EST Start Location: 5.5 miles SW of Tennille Start Lat/Lon: 32.8643 / -82.8495 End Date: Mar 3 2019 End Time: 438 PM EST End Location: 4.7 miles SW of Tennille End Lat/Lon: 32.8690 / -82.8259 Survey Summary: The ongoing supercell thunderstorm that had intermittently produced tornadoes along its path produced another brief EF-1 tornado in Washington County. The tornado touched down along GA-68 just south of Hazard Rd where a large number of trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado then continued east-northeastward along Old Savannah Road, snapping and downing numerous trees along the roadway before lifting. Survey Team: Deese/Willis .Washington County Tornado #3... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.2 miles Path Width /maximum/: 85 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Mar 3 2019 Start Time: 455 PM EST Start Location: 3.1 miles SSW of Davisboro Start Lat/Lon: 32.9334 / -82.6144 End Date: Mar 3 2019 End Time: 455 PM EST End Location: 3.0 miles S of Davisboro End Lat/Lon: 32.9345 / -82.6115 Survey Summary: The long-lived supercell thunderstorm that produced a other tornadoes along its track produced a final very brief tornado in Washington County. The EF-1 tornado touched down just south of Heards Bridge Road and impacted a farm outbuilding and an old reinforced concrete silo. The silo collapsed, and the concrete debris scattered across a field, impacting and downing nearby power lines. The tornado lifted shortly after causing this damage with no other damage found downstream. Survey Team: Deese/Willis ---------------- 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 events and publication in NWS Storm Data. 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 events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$