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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
537 PM EDT Thu Apr 16 2020

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/12-13/2020 TORNADO EVENT UPDATED FOR
TORNADO IN HALL AND BANKS COUNTY...


.UPDATE #8...This update includes the tornado in Hall and Banks
county. This survey was conducted by the Greenville-Spartanburg
Weather Forecast Office.

Partial information for the tornadoes on April 12 and 13, 2020 
are below, sorted chronologically. Please check the latest 
statement for updates and additions.  There are still a few areas we
need to take a closer look at and could add a few more tracks
however, the outbreak total as of this update is 18 separate tornado 
tracks across North and Central GA.


.Chattooga/Walker County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    120-125 mph
Path Length /statute/:  15.8 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   800 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/12/2020 
Start Time:             8:15 PM EDT
EST Start Location:     1.8 miles NW of Summerville (Chattooga County)
Start Lat/Lon:          34.4990 / -85.3689

End Date:               04/12/2020
End Time:               8:32 PM EDT
End Location:           4.2 miles SE of LaFayette GA (Walker County)
End Lat/Lon:            34.6660 / -85.2150

Storm Summary: This tornado originated just north of Summerville in 
Chattooga county where several trees were snapped or uprooted around 
the Hair Lake Road/Mahan Road intersection. The tornado traveled 
northeast, continuing to snap or uproot small to medium-sized trees. 
A 10K pound camper was overturned by the tornado near Orchard Hill 
Road otherwise structural damage was mainly confined to shingles 
and/or siding being pulled off homes.  As the tornado continued to 
travel toward the town of Pennville over some remote terrain, it 
appeared to briefly intensify over Back Penn Road, just west of Hwy 
27. A trailer was destroyed and one corner of a barn’s exterior wall 
was heavily damaged. Multiple trees around this property were 
uprooted as well. The damage at this point was consistent with an EF-
1 (90-95 MPH winds). Mainly pockets of tree damage and minor 
structural (roof) damage was then seen as the tornado moved just 
east of Trion, beginning to encounter Taylor Ridge and the Walker 
county line.

The tornado crossed the Chattooga/Walker county line nearly 
paralleling Halls Valley Road. Trees were down on either side of the 
road as the tornado appeared to turn more north, possibly being 
affected by the higher terrain/ridge to the east. More significant 
tree damage was seen along Ramey Road just before Hwy 151. Evidence 
of numerous large trees snapped along with more intense structural 
damage along 151 just east of Halls Valleys Road suggested the 
tornado intensified to EF-1 quickly. It was also at this time that a 
small Tornado Debris Signature (TDS) was seen from KHTX (Hytop AL) 
radar. About 1/4 mile up the hill from 151 and Halls Valley Road, a 
2-story home was hit hard. The entire second story and roof were 
removed with heavy damage to the exterior walls. A jeep was also 
tossed more than 150 yards from its original location. An additional 
home had a good portion of its roof torn off on one side while the 
floor above the garage collapsed on the other side. Windows and 
doors were blown out and numerous large pines were snapped about 
halfway down. It was in this area between the Hwy 151 and Halls 
Valley Road intersection and Beard Drive, the tornado was at its 
strongest (EF-2) with max winds between 120-125 MPH. The tornado 
then crossed Hwy 151 around Mildred’s Way with more snapped/uprooted 
trees, then appeared to quickly weaken as it rode the west-side of 
Taylor’s Ridge. Tree damage dropped off and ended near Smith Gap 
Road with no other damage seen beyond this point. 


.Murray County Tornado...  

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    130-135 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.8 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   860 yards (nearly 1/2 mile)
Fatalities:             7
Injuries:               unknown  

Start Date:             04/12/2020
Start Time:             9:45 PM EDT
Start Location:         4.3 miles NW of Chatsworth
Start Lat/Lon:          34.8098 / -84.8377

End Date: 04/12/2020
End Time:               9:55 PM EDT
End Location:           3.6 miles SSW of Cisco
End Lat/Lon:            34.9103 / -84.7761  

Storm Summary: This tornado touched down in west-central Murray
county (GA) along Mitchell Bridge Road, just northwest of the Indian
Trace Golf Course, where several smaller trees were snapped in this 
location. Additional damage was seen along a path that crossed Twin
Lakes Road and Hwy 286 where a few trees were snapped or uprooted and
minor roof/siding damage occurred at several homes. The tornado
appeared to briefly strengthen around Ellis Circle where there was more 
notable exterior damage to homes along with a higher number of trees 
seen uprooted. As the tornado crossed Fullers Chapel Road, 
noticeable strengthening occurred. Aerial drone footage indicated a 
wide swath of large trees cut down just before Norton Bridge Road. 
Then, at least 8 double-wide manufactured homes were completely 
destroyed along Deer Park Drive, with several others sustaining some 
type of damage. It was here the tornado quickly jumped to EF-2 
intensity with max winds around 125 MPH.   Continuing north-
northeast, similar significant damage was seen along Ridgeview Lane 
and Fieldview Court, where additional (mainly doublewide) 
manufactured homes were destroyed. Also, a recently built cell tower 
was left crumpled by the intense winds. At this point, the tornado 
reached its peak intensity with max winds around 135 MPH (high-end 
EF2). The tornado maintained its EF-2 intensity as it crossed over 
Zion Church Hill Road, just before Hwy 225. As the strong tornado 
crossed 225, a small single-family home was heavily damaged with 
just a couple of interior walls left standing. Along Jim Petty Road, 
there were 4 large chicken houses – one was completely destroyed 
with heavy damage to 2 of the other 3. Debris was thrown several 
hundred yards away. Estimated winds continued in the 110-120 MPH 
range in this area. Heading north along Jim Petty Road near Hawkins 
Road, the damage appeared to lessen quickly with just a few trees 
down and minor structural (roof) damage to a shed. Very little if 
any damage was then seen beyond Baxter Road.  The tornado is 
believed to have lifted just before Sumac Ridge.


.Dade County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph 
Path Length /statute/:  5.6 miles 
Path Width /maximum/:   350 yards 
Fatalities:             0 
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/12/2020
Start Time:             10:54 PM EDT
Start Location:         4.8 SW Trenton 
Start Lat/Lon:          34.8372 / -85.5784

End Date:               04/12/2020
End Time:               11:05 PM EDT 
End Location:           1.6 SSE Trenton
End Lat/Lon:            34.8621 / -85.4851

Storm Summary: This tornado originated in Dekalb County, AL, in
the forecast area of NWS Huntsville where EF-1 damage occurred. 
The tornado crossed the Alabama/Georgia border at EF-1 strength 
downing numerous trees along Michaels Road/Brown Gap Cemetery road
before destroying the pillars in front of a house and causing 
additional damage to the roof. The tornado then continued 
northeast crossing Back Valley Road downing several trees on the 
Trenton Golf Club property. Along US Highway 11, additional trees 
were downed damaging houses before the tornado moved into the city
of Trenton. In Trenton, notable damage occurred along Glenview 
Drive where an RV was overturned and destroyed. Additional tree 
damage was seen along Canyon Park Drive before the tornado lifted.
In all, around 100 homes were damaged with a few destroyed from 
trees falling in them. For more information on the tornado when it
was in Alabama please see the public information statement from 
NWS Huntsville. 


.Floyd County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    70 mph 
Path Length /statute/:  0.5 miles 
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards 
Fatalities:             0 
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/13/2020
Start Time:             12:31 AM EDT
Start Location:         2 WNW Cave Spring
Start Lat/Lon:          34.1239 / -85.3675

End Date:               04/13/2020
End Time:               12:31 AM EDT
End Location:           2 WNW Cave Spring
End Lat/Lon:            34.1244 / -85.3653

Survey Summary: A brief EF0 tornado formed over southwest Floyd
County downing several trees in a wooded area just south of Melson
Rd west of the intersection with GA100. No impacts to structures 
were reported or observed.


.Bartow County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph 
Path Length /statute/:  13 miles 
Path Width /maximum/:   250 yards 
Fatalities:             1 
Injuries:               2

Start Date:             04/13/2020
Start Time:             1:06 AM EDT
Start Location:         2 WSW Cartersville
Start Lat/Lon:          34.1492 / -84.8285

End Date:               04/13/2020
End Time:               1:21 AM EDT
End Location:           4 E White
End Lat/Lon:            34.2857 / -84.678

Survey Summary: 

An EF1 tornado touched down in Bartow County to the southwest of Cartersville 
along West Ave (route 113) where a fence was blown down and roofing material 
was peeled at a small business.  The tornado continued NE along West Ave with 
sporadic damage to trees before entering the SW side of Cartersville 
downing trees on Cedar Ln.  A very large oak tree was downed along 
Herring and Fite St onto a home killing a 34 year old male whom was 
asleep in the bedroom that was hit by that large tree.  The tornado 
continued NE downing trees along Bartow st and West Cherokee Ave in 
addition to other areas across downtown Cartersville.  The tornado 
continued NE through down with mostly EF0 type tree damage.  The 
tornado crossed I-75 and GA 294/20 spur downing a few trees and onto 
Dean Road downing a few trees with mostly EF-0 type tree damage.  
The tornado intensified as it crossed Highway 20 east of I75.  
Numerous trees were downed near the end of Black Rd Northeast with 
some minor roof damage to a home.  Bells Ferry Road also had numerous 
large trees snapped and downed across it.  The tornado reached maximum 
intensity in this area.  The storm crossed Stamp Creek Road downing 
trees and powerlines before entering the Pine Log Wildlife Management 
Area downing at least 60-70 more trees according to Wildlife Management 
Personnel before lifting.  The storm eventually regenerated a new tornado
in Cherokee County. 


.Cherokee County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph 
Path Length /statute/:  0.7 miles 
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards 
Fatalities:             0 
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/13/2020
Start Time:             1:32 AM EDT
Start Location:         2 SSW Salacoa Valley
Start Lat/Lon:          34.3524 / -84.6028

End Date:               04/13/2020
End Time:               1:33 AM EDT
End Location:           2 SSW Salacoa Valley
End Lat/Lon:            34.3626 / -84.6013

Survey Summary: An EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 90 mph moved 
north along a 0.7 mile path downing 250-300 trees which blocked 
Garland Mountain Trail at several places and narrowly missed a few 
large homes.


.Harris County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph 
Path Length /statute/:  3.0 miles 
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards 
Fatalities:             0 
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/13/2020
Start Time:             1:53 AM EDT
Start Location:         4 NW Waverly Hall
Start Lat/Lon:          32.7279 / -84.7924

End Date:               04/13/2020
End Time:               1:55 AM EDT
End Location:           4 NW Waverly Hall
End Lat/Lon:            32.7476 / -84.7321

Survey Summary: A brief, weak tornado developed over eastern Harris 
County downing several trees in a mostly remote wooded area. The 
tornado crossed Oak Mountain Rd before lifting felling three trees 
which narrowly missed a home.


.Talbot County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph 
Path Length /statute/:  2.9 miles 
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards 
Fatalities:             0 
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/13/2020
Start Time:             2:08 AM EDT
Start Location:         4 SE Woodland
Start Lat/Lon:          32.7516 / -84.5144

End Date:               04/13/2020
End Time:               2:10 AM EDT
End Location:           2 SE Pleasant Hill
End Lat/Lon:            32.7794 / -84.4762

Survey Summary: A brief, weak tornado developed over northern 
Talbot County downing several trees in a mostly remote wooded 
areas but also blocked several roads including Tom Buffington 
Rd and Sunrise Rd. No structures were affected.


.Upson/Lamar County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF3
Estimated Peak Wind:    140 mph 
Path Length /statute/:  16.7 miles 
Path Width /maximum/:   1200 yards 
Fatalities:             0 
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/13/2020
Start Time:             2:19 AM EDT
Start Location:         3 S Thomaston
Start Lat/Lon:          32.8496 / -84.3335

End Date:               04/13/2020
End Time:               2:35 AM EDT
End Location:           1 NW Redbone
End Lat/Lon:            32.9943 / -84.1056

Survey Summary: The mesovortex from the quasi-linear convective 
storm that produced the Talbot County tornado intensified as it 
moved into Upson County. A tornado developed just outside of of 
the southern city limits of Thomaston near Gordon School Rd east 
of Old Talbotton Rd, increasing in intensity as it traveled 
northeast. The tornado narrowly missed the densely populated 
Lincoln Park area but did hit Southern Crescent Technical College 
and Raintree Golf and Country Club on US19 with winds of 70 to 85 
mph. The tornado intensified further after it passed Triune Mill 
Rd, where homes and cars were damaged from falling trees, on a 
path parallel to and just south of Yatesville Highway. As it 
reached Trice Cemetery Rd, the tornado broadened to over 2/3rds 
of mile in diameter. An unoccupied mobile home rotated 90 degrees 
and rolled on its side. As the tornado moved into Trinity road 
it reached maximum intensity where a single story home had most 
of its roof blown off and every tree (mostly Loblolly Pine) 
within a 1/8 mile radius was snapped. It was at this point that 
the KFFC WSR-88D radar (about 30 nm NNW of this location) detected 
a rotational velocity of 90kts and tornado debris was detected at 
an altitude of 25,000 ft. The tornado slowly began to weaken as 
it traveled through northeast Upson county and into far southern 
Lamar County crossing US341 before finally lifting near Community 
House Rd just east of Leverette Rd.

In total, 159 structures were affected, 38 homes had minor
damage, 20 with major damage and 7 were destroyed.


.Fulton County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.75 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/13/2020
Start Time:             2:36 AM EDT
Start Location:         4 NNE Union City
Start Lat/Lon:          33.6288 /-84.5263

End Date:               04/13/2020
End Time:               2:39 AM EDT 
End Location:           2 WSW College Park
End Lat/Lon:            33.6425 /-84.4824

Summary: 
A weak EF0 tornado briefly touched down in South Western Fulton 
County at around 2:36 AM along Welcome All Ter SW.  A few trees 
were uprooted or snapped behind some homes along that street.  
The tornado continued northeast downing small limbs and lofting 
debris.  NWS Radar detected lofted debris at about 1000 feet as 
the tornado crossed Delano Road.  Ground evidence suggested that 
this was mostly small limbs and leaves as there wasn't widespread 
damage on the ground but more sporadic large limbs and an occasional 
tree down.  The storm continued Northeast crossing North Commerce 
drive were several trees were snapped or uprooted in between 2 
large warehouses.  No other damage was noted in the area.   A debris 
signature continued to be present on radar.  The storm crossed 
Interstate 285 and then Washington Rd where a large tree was 
downed causing minor damage to a house.  Several trees were 
snapped behind a home along Janice Drive and along Karen Road 
before lifting.  


.Monroe County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF3
Estimated Peak Wind:    140 mph
Path Length /statute/:  5.3 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               1

Start Date:             04/13/2020
Start Time:             2:40 AM EDT
Start Location:         2 SW Collier
Start Lat/Lon:          33.0298 /-84.033

End Date:               04/13/2020
End Time:               2:47 AM EDT 
End Location:           3 NNW Forsyth
End Lat/Lon:            33.0729 / -83.9576

Summary: 
This tornado is a regeneration from the same storm which caused the 
Upson County EF3 tornado to the southwest.  This tornado first 
touched down along Potts Cemetery Road downing a few trees continuing 
NE crossing HW 41 and Ingram Rd snapping and uprooting a few trees.  
This portion of the track was rated EF0.  The tornado wound up quickly 
NE of Hwy 41 into an EF3 as it approached Goodwyne/Collier Rd.    A 
large 100'x150' metal building and small home were completely destroyed.  
The metal frame and 3'x3'x3' concrete footers for the building were 
all pulled from the ground with the building and twisted amongst the 
wreckage leaving holes in the ground around the concrete slab.  
Several cars were flipped and thrown including a jeep which was 
thrown onto the small home which sat next to the metal building.  
The homeowner was inside his home in the bathroom sheltering and 
survived under the a large pile of debris from both the house and 
building.  Rescue operations took 45 minutes to get to the homeowner 
under the debris.  A small plane was destroyed, a mid size tractor 
was flipped over and a boat was thrown from the tornado at this location.  
High end EF1/EF2 Tree damage occurred in the area to the surrounding 
and to the NE of the building.  As the Tornado continued NE along 
Collier Rd, numerous trees were snapped and uprooted including a 
large tree onto a home near Collier and Smith Rd.   The tornado 
crossed Interstate 75 near mile marker 188 throwing numerous 
trees onto the highway shutting it down for a period of time until 
they were cleared.  By this point, the tornado intensity decreased to 
EF0/EF1 and continued NE crossing English Rd downing trees and eventually 
Hwy 42 before weakening.   NWS Radar imagery suggests debris was lofted to 
as high as 19kft from this particular tornado.


.Hall/Banks County Tornado...

TORNADO SURVEY CONDUCTED BY NWS GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  14.38 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   200 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/13/2020
Start Time:             2:50 AM EDT
Start Location:         2 W Raoul in Hall County GA
Start Lat/Lon:          34.4560 / -83.6449

End Date:               04/13/2020
End Time:               3:03 AM EDT 
End Location:           4 SSW Boydville in Stephens County GA
End Lat/Lon:            34.4925 / -83.4008

Summary: 

This tornado touched down in extreme northeast Hall County at
around 250 AM EDT, but quickly crossed into Habersham County
along Herring Mill Rd. The tornado moved east/northeast, crossing
U.S. 23 just west of Alto. The tornado began to move in more of
an easterly direction as it moved across the south side of the
city of Baldwin, taking it into Banks County at around 256 AM
near the intersection of Park Ave and Old Orchard Rd. The tornado
continued east from Baldwin, although damage indicators became
more sporadic as it passed through a remote portion of the
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest . The tornado briefly
crossed over the southeast corner of Habersham County at around
259 AM before moving into Stephens County, apparently dissipating
in the Old Cannon Rd/E Red Root Rd area. Damage along the entire
path was largely limited to snapped and uprooted trees, although
one mobile home received minor to moderate roof damage on Hamby
Mountain Park Dr in Baldwin (Banks County).


.Bibb County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.7 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/13/2020
Start Time:             3:00 AM EDT
Start Location:         3 W Wesleyan
Start Lat/Lon:          32.873 / -83.7718

End Date:               04/13/2020
End Time:               3:04 AM EDT 
End Location:           2 N Wesleyan
End Lat/Lon:            32.8997 / -83.717

Summary:
A tornado briefly touched down in Macon as a line of strong storms 
moved through the city.  The storm first touched down on Edgewater 
Drive causing a tree to fall onto a house.  The storm crossed I475 and 
ripping shingles and roofing material off of 2 hotels next to the interstate 
as well as blowing a fence down. The storm crossed Zebulon Rd where the front 
door and windows of a Walgreens Store were completely blown in and a large 
hole was blown through the roof.  Most of the interior shelving and ceiling 
was blown over and downed with significant damage occurring to the store.   
A Walmart adjacent to the Walgreens had its sunroofs blown out with minor 
roof damage elsewhere. Numerous trees were uprooted in and around the Walmart 
Parking lot. Further up Zebulon, a gas station canopy sustained damage as much 
of the metal sheeting was peeled and thrown.  Significant shingle damage occurred 
to a small professional building next to the gas station.  A large tree was downed 
onto Zebulon Rd next to the Chick-Fil-a. The storm continued NE it hit the subdivision 
along Huddersfield Rd and Wakefield Way hard with numerous large trees downed 
including several onto homes causing major damage to the homes.    The tornado 
began to weaken as it continued NE crossing Forsyth Rd with branches and limbs 
down.  The tornado ended near Weslyan Dr and Tharpe Dr with a few trees downed. 


.Putnam County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph
Path Length /statute/:  13 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               1

Start Date:             04/13/2020
Start Time:             3:18 AM EDT
Start Location:         Willard GA
Start Lat/Lon:          33.3098 / -83.4961

End Date:               04/13/2020
End Time:               3:34 AM EDT 
End Location:           2 WSW Phoenix
End Lat/Lon:            33.4111 / -83.3082

Summary:
A high end EF1 tornado touched down along Shady Dale Rd in Putnam 
County knocking down a few trees.  The tornado continued NE through 
the Oconee National Forest downing trees and crossing Godfrey Rd where 
numerous trees were snapped or uprooted.  Most of the damage to this
 point was rated EF0 to low end EF1.  As the tornado moved NE crossing 
Reids Rd it intensified to maximum intensity snapping hundreds of trees 
10 feet off the ground as it crossed the road.  The storm continued NE 
crossing Hwy 129 snapping and uprooting trees.  3 homes located along the 
hwy sustained minor roof damage from the storm. The storm crossed Bethel 
Church Rd snapping trees and across Lower Harmony Road where the top of a 
silo was torn off in addition to roofing material from a nearby barn.  The 
storm eventually crossed Denham road knocking over a few trees before lifting 
as it approached a neighborhood along Hunters Chase Ct.


.Greene County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph
Path Length /statute/:  6.6 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   350 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/13/2020
Start Time:             3:38 AM EDT
Start Location:         2 NNW Reynolds Plantation
Start Lat/Lon:          33.4443 / -83.228

End Date:               04/13/2020
End Time:               3:47 AM EDT 
End Location:           Veazey GA
End Lat/Lon:            33.5048 / -83.1439

Summary:
The same storm which generated a tornado in Putnam County regenerated a 
new EF1 tornado once it crossed into Greene County at Lake Oconee.   
The tornado first touched down along Reynolds Parkway within the Creek 
Club Reynolds Plantation subdivision snapping an uprooting a few trees.  
As the tornado continued NE through the subdivision it intensified to maximum 
intensity near the golf course at Rose Creek and Cottage Lane.  Several well 
built homes sustained minor roof damage from wind or debris.  Hundreds of trees 
were snapped or uprooted in the area between Sandy Ford and Rose Creek.  The 
tornado reached the point at the end of Rose Creek where several homes had trees 
fall on them caused more significant damage.  A portion of dock at a home on Rose 
Creek was lifted out of the water and thrown onto the shore and numerous boathouses 
sustained major damage.   The storm crossed a portion of Lake Oconee and emerged 
into another subdivision along Cherokee Drive, Cloudland Ct. and Eagle Bluff Drive 
where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted.  Several homes sustained damage from 
trees here as well.  The storm crossed Bouldercrest Way and Sun Valley Ct, across 
another portion of Lake Oconee and up Club Drive snapping and uprooting trees.  
The tornado weakened a bit as it moved up Armour Rd with EF0 type tree damage and 
crossed Fleur de Lac Lane where a pocket of EF1 tree damage was observed and a 
home was severely damaged from a falling tree.   The storm continued to weaken 
as it moved NE and dissipated as it crossed Veaszy and White Plains Rd where a 
tree was knocked over.  In total, an estimated 35 to 40 homes were impacted by 
trees from this tornado. 


.Washington County Tornado #1...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.7 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/13/2020
Start Time:             4:01 AM EDT
Start Location:         2 SW Oconee
Start Lat/Lon:          32.8329 / -82.9698

End Date:               04/13/2020
End Time:               4:02 AM EDT 
End Location:           1.5 SE Oconee
End Lat/Lon:            32.8359 / -82.9414

Storm Summary: This tornado began just at the Wilkinson/Washington 
county line and moved east for just over a mile and a half. The 
tornado mainly caused tree damage before quickly lifting around 
Highway 272 south of Oconee. 


.Washington County Tornado #2...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.1 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/13/2020
Start Time:             4:05 AM EDT
Start Location:         2.3 NNW Warthen
Start Lat/Lon:          33.1199/ -82.8228

End Date:               04/13/2020
End Time:               4:09 AM EDT 
End Location:           3.5 N Warthen
End Lat/Lon:            33.1557 / -82.7912

Storm Summary: This tornado was part of a dual circulation
separated by only 5 miles. This was the southern most of those
circulations and produced EF1 damage almost exclusively with
winds of 90 mph. This produced mainly tree damage in the form of 
uprooted softwoods and hardwoods.


.Washington County Tornado #3...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.1 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/13/2020
Start Time:             4:12 AM EDT
Start Location:         5.2 SW Mitchell
Start Lat/Lon:          33.1992/ -82.7831

End Date:               04/13/2020
End Time:               4:14 AM EDT 
End Location:           4.3 SW Mitchell
End Lat/Lon:            33.2066 / -82.7681

Storm Summary: This tornado was the northern most part of a dual 
circulation separated by only 5 miles. Although it was a very 
short path of only a mile, this tornado was able to snap hundreds
of mainly softwood type trees with the most extensive damage 
crossing Hamburg State Park Rd. 


.SE Washington/Jefferson County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  14.3 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   220 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/13/2020
Start Time:             4:18 AM EDT
Start Location:         2.7 NE Harrison
Start Lat/Lon:          32.8613/ -82.6972

End Date:               04/13/2020
End Time:               4:31 AM EDT 
End Location:           1 S Bartow
End Lat/Lon:            32.8919 / -82.4719

Storm Summary: This tornado began along News Bridge Road
destroying a building before moving over more rural sections and
snapping hundreds of trees consisting of both softwoods and
hardwoods. The tornado was remarkably consistent in its track, 
producing EF1 damage between 95 and 100 mph nearly the entire 
path. Dozens of homes were damaged with a few destroyed from
trees falling on them. The tornado near HJ lane pick up two 
vehicles including a truck and displaced them 100 yards. Shortly
before the tornado lifted, it crossed into Jefferson county where
additional tree damage occurred.



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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