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026 NOUS42 KTAE 032145 PNSTAE ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134- GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-040945- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 545 PM EDT Fri Apr 3 2020 /445 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2020/ ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 3/31/2020 TORNADO EVENT... ...Quitman-Randolph County Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 22.26 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 1 Start Date: 03/31/2020 Start Time: 12:48 PM EDT Start Location: 2 NNW Bonapartes Retreat / Quitman County / GA Start Lat/Lon: 31.822 / -85.1331 End Date: 03/31/2020 End Time: 01:18 PM EDT End Location: 1 NW Wades / Randolph County / GA End Lat/Lon: 31.8649 / -84.7588 Survey Summary: The tornado moved across the Chattahoochee River from Alabama and crossed into Georgia along Deer Point Rd. Trees were snapped and a home suffered roof damage along the river. The tornado continued moving east northeast just to the south of Deer Point Rd snapping and uprooting dozens of trees along its path. A home had an outbuilding completely destroyed and a barn was destroyed as well. The tornado continued further into Quitman County eventually crossing HWY 82 where several trees were downed including one that crushed a mobile home. A man in the mobile home was transported to the hospital with injuries of unknown severity. Damage, consisting of snapped and uprooted trees continued to the east northeast through eastern Quitman County into Randolph County. The last accessible damage was along HWY 27 six miles north of Cuthbert where a few dozen pine trees were snapped and other trees were uprooted. The tornado continued into inaccessible areas further east at this point. The NWS in Tallahassee expresses their thanks to Quitman County Emergency Management who gathered the data used in this assessment. We'd also like to thank NWS Birmingham for their help connecting this tornado to the track in Barbour County AL. ...Jefferson-Madison Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 9.16 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 03/31/2020 Start Time: 04:08 PM EDT Start Location: 4 SSW Lamont / Jefferson County / FL Start Lat/Lon: 30.3154 / -83.8415 End Date: 03/31/2020 End Time: 04:18 PM EDT End Location: 2 SW Sirmans / Madison County / FL End Lat/Lon: 30.3366 / -83.6902 Survey Summary: Initial damage was noted in far eastern Jefferson County along HWY 257 near its intersection with Walker Spring Rd. Damage consisting of many hundreds of snapped and uprooted trees continued east northeast into Madison County eventually crossing HWY 19. There was also at least one wooden power pole snapped. ...Madison County Tornado #2... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 11.8464 miles Path Width /maximum/: 0.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 03/31/2020 Start Time: 04:15 PM EDT Start Location: 3 S Greenville / Madison County / FL Start Lat/Lon: 30.4215 / -83.6361 End Date: 03/31/2020 End Time: 04:30 PM EDT End Location: 2 SW Madison / Madison County / FL End Lat/Lon: 30.4521 / -83.4422 Survey Summary: Initial damage, consisting of a few dozen trees uprooted and snapped, was noted on a farm on the west side of HWY 221 just south of I-10. Damage, consisting of hundreds of snapped and uprooted trees, continued to the east northeast crossing Sundown Creek Rd. and eventually I-10. After the tornado crossed I-10 it moved into inaccessible areas of the Hixton Swamp Conservation Area. Based on radar the tornado remained on the ground continuously until damage became accessible again along HWY 360A just south of the intersection with CR 35. Damage to several trees at this location was the last damage evident from this tornado. Damage further northeast in Madison was from a separate brief spinup after this tornado lifted. ...Madison County Tornado #3... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 75 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.1122 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 03/31/2020 Start Time: 04:33 PM EDT Start Location: 1 SE Madison / Madison County / FL Start Lat/Lon: 30.461 / -83.4112 End Date: 03/31/2020 End Time: 04:35 PM EDT End Location: 1 SE Madison / Madison County / FL End Lat/Lon: 30.4612 / -83.4093 Survey Summary: A business suffered roof uplift and had a window blown in. There was significant water damage inside the business. There was an outbuilding damaged at the south Duval Street location as well. There was also scattered minor tree damage in the area. ...Walton County Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 70 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.1695 miles Path Width /maximum/: 25.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 03/30/2020 Start Time: 12:55 PM CDT Start Location: 3 S Portland / Walton County / FL Start Lat/Lon: 30.462 / -86.1945 End Date: 04/01/2020 End Time: 01:00 PM CDT End Location: 3 S Portland / Walton County / FL End Lat/Lon: 30.4621 / -86.1917 Survey Summary: Apparent waterspout moved onshore, snapping a tree and causing minor roof damage to a home. 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. $$