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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
731 PM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021

...NWS Damage Survey for the 08/17/2021 Tornado Event from the 
Remnants of Fred...

.UPDATE #2 - Includes the Banks County Tornado information.

As the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred moved northeastward into 
central and north Georgia, multiple tornadoes occurred from storms 
along several rain bands in the early to mid morning hours of 
Tuesday, August 17, 2021. The tornadoes occurred generally east of 
the center of circulation, across portions of central Georgia and 
eastern north Georgia. Most damage that occurred were snapped or 
downed trees and some structural.


...Sumter County/Americus Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.2409 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   325.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             08/17/2021
Start Time:             01:25 AM EDT
Start Location:         1 ENE Americus / Sumter County / GA
Start Lat/Lon:          32.0775 / -84.2087

End Date:               08/17/2021
End Time:               01:27 AM EDT
End Location:           2 NNE Americus / Sumter County / GA
End Lat/Lon:            32.093 / -84.2192

Survey Summary:
A tornado associated with Tropical Depression Fred touched down
in a residential area of Americus (northeast side) in Sumter
County. Damage was initially seen along Pineview Drive, just
south of Fire Station #3, where a few smaller trees were snapped
or uprooted along with a few shingles pulled of a house. The
tornado rapidly strengthened as it crossed Crawford Street/Hwy
49 and tracked along Wanda Way and Sharon Drive with numerous
medium-sized trees either uprooted or snapped halfway down. As
the tornado traveled northwest, significant tree damage was seen
between Sharon Circle and Pine Avenue. In this area, multiple one-
story homes sustained some damage with several severely damaged
from large falling trees. This is where maximum winds were
estimated around 95 MPH (EF-1 intensity). Several additional
smaller trees were snapped or uprooted along Railroad Street,
just before the tornado lifted. All told, more than 40 residences
sustained at least some visible damage in this short (less than
1.5 mile) track.


...Banks County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  5.7082 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             08/17/2021
Start Time:             06:24 AM EDT
Start Location:         4 E Homer / Banks County / GA
Start Lat/Lon:          34.333 / -83.4161

End Date:               08/17/2021
End Time:               06:31 AM EDT
End Location:           2 SW Pinefield Crossroads / Banks County
/ GA
End Lat/Lon:            34.4025 / -83.4696

Survey Summary:
An EF1 tornado touched down in Banks County east of Homer GA,
along Bennett Road just west of Hwy 63. The tornado uprooted and 
twisted off trees along a path that paralleled Bennett Road.One 
home was nearly crushed by a fallen oak tree. Some of the tree 
damage pointed to EF1 level winds along the road where large 
groves of trees were twisted off. One homeowner recalls his ears 
popping as the tornado passed by the house toppling trees on 
either side of the home. The tornado continued to the Northwest 
across a landfill zone before emerging across Hwy 51 and Damascus 
Road where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. Continuing 
Northwest, the tornado crossed Payne Road snapping and uprooting 
dozens of trees before destroying a chicken house on the north 
side of Payne Road. A small trailer was toppled and thrown 30 
yards to the Northwest. The tornado was at its strongest intensity
along Payne Road before beginning to weaken as it continued to 
the northwest. A tree was blown down into a home along Hawkins 
Road before the tornado lifted.

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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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