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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
525 PM EDT Mon Apr 15 2019



...RESULTS OF THE NWS DAMAGE SURVEYS FOR THE APRIL 14, 2019 SEVERE WEATHER AND TORNADO EVENTS 
ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...


.HARRIS AND TALBOT COUNTIES TORNADO...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             April 14, 2019
Start Time:             10:46 AM EDT
Start Location:         4.4 miles East of Midland GA
Start Lat/Lon:          32.5795 / -84.7448

End Date:               April 14, 2019
End Time:               10:55 AM EDT
End Location:           7 miles west of Talbotton GA
End Lat/Lon:            32.6795 / -84.6615

An EF-0 tornado first touched down in extreme northern Muscogee County
near the county line in a neighborhood along Deerwood Ct snapping a few 
pine trees.  One home sustained minor shingle damage.  The tornado continued northeast
crossing McKee Road and Boyd Ct snapping approximately a dozen trees before passing
through an uninhabited area near Randall Creek where NWS doppler
radar first detected a debris signature.  The tornado continued northeast crossing
Ridgeway Road where it struck a hunting camp rolling 2 small trailers.  Further northeast,
it crossed Hwy 315 near the Talbot and Harris County line also intersecting the path 
of the long track tornado from March 3.   The storm continued northeast crossing
County Road 71 where approximately a dozen trees were snapped or uprooted and finally
dissipated north of Culpepper Road and south of route 208.   

.LAMAR COUNTY TORNADO #1...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.1 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             April 14, 2019
Start Time:             11:39 AM EDT
Start Location:         3.6 miles SW of Milner GA
Start Lat/Lon:          33.0686 / -84.2245

End Date:               April 14, 2019
End Time:               11:42 AM EDT
End Location:           2.5 miles SW of Milner GA
End Lat/Lon:            33.0842 / -84.2187

The same storm responsible for the tornado in Harris and Talbot Counties
regenerated a brief tornado in western Lamar County north of Hwy 18 
and along Five Points Road.  Several trees were snapped and uprooted
as well as a few powerlines downed along a short path. The tornado lifted before
reaching Zebulon Road west of the town of Milner.

.LAMAR COUNTY TORNADO #2...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.4 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             April 14, 2019
Start Time:             11:45 AM EDT
Start Location:         1.7 Miles NNE of Milner GA
Start Lat/Lon:          33.1380 / -84.1843

End Date:               April 14, 2019
End Time:               11:54 AM EDT
End Location:           3.6 Miles E of Orchard Hill GA
End Lat/Lon:            33.1923 / -84.1472

The same supercell storm responsible for tornadoes in Harris/Talbot Counties
and previously in Lamar County, spawned a third tornado.  This tornado
touched down near the intersection of Weldon Lake Rd and Silver Dollar
Road where several trees were snapped.  Additionally, trees were 
snapped and uprooted along Weldon Lake Road to the northeast.  
Numerous trees were snapped along Evans Road including one large
tree on a carport.  A house next to the carport sustained minor shingle damage.
The tornado continued northeast intensifying as it hit the Morgan Dairy Golf Course
where over 50 trees were uprooted or snapped. Numerous trees were snapped
and uprooted as the tornado crossed Morgan Dairy Road where peak winds 
were estimated to have occurred.  The storm hit a tree line north
of Morgan Dairy Road snapping the trees in a 150 yard wide swath.
The storm crossed McKneely Road snapping trees and powerlines before crossing
into Spalding County.  A few trees were snapped along Swint Road and Ellis Dairy
Road before the tornado weakened and dissipated.  

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.

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