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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
422 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2020


...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR APRIL 19TH TORNADO IN HOUSTON COUNTY ...

Information for the tornado that occurred on the morning of April
19th, 2020 in Houston County is located below. We would like to 
thank Houston County EMA for surveying the damage and coordinating
with the NWS in Peachtree City for this survey. 

.Elko Road (Houston County) Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.25 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/19/2020 
Start Time:             11:25 AM EDT
Start Location:         1.1 miles SSW of Elko
Start Lat/Lon:          32.3164 / -83.7194

End Date:               04/19/2020
End Time:               11:26 AM EDT
End Location:           3.5 miles NNE of Unadilla
End Lat/Lon:            32.3126 / -83.7216

Storm Summary: A very short-lived, weak tornado embedded within a
small line of severe thunderstorms touched down along Elko Road, 
just south of SR26 in southern Houston County. From what could be 
seen along the road, scattered trees were either snapped or 
uprooted in a narrow path about 1/4 mile long mainly on the east 
side of the road. The trees were mostly falling to the south 
indicating (and supported by radar) that the brief spin-up tornado
was actually anti-cyclonic.

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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