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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
304 PM EST Fri Dec 31 2021

...NWS Damage Survey for 12/30/2021 Tornado Event...

.Overview...Just after 430 PM, a severe thunderstorm spawned a weak 
tornado that touched down just west of US 221 at Wooten Farm Road 
snapping softwood trees as it continued east northeast at 25 mph 
along Denton Still Road crossing US 221 into Archie Miller Road 
where the tornado damaged the garage doors of a farm outbuilding and 
removed shingles from the roofs of a few homes. The tornado stayed 
on the ground as it traveled east northeast strengthening to EF1 
intensity and causing significant roof loss to a farmhouse and other 
homes just south of Yankee Road about a half mile west of Bell Telephone 
Road. The tornado moved east to northeast through Baucom and Brantley 
Road snapping and uprooting more large trees and toppling power lines 
before dissipating down to EF0 intensity as it tracked over Alma Highway 
and then lifted and completely dissipated as the severe thunderstorm 
moved into Appling county. 

.Denton, Jeff Davis County, Georgia...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  11.8887 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             12/30/2021
Start Time:             04:32 PM EST
Start Location:         3 SSW Denton / Jeff Davis County / GA
Start Lat/Lon:          31.6876 / -82.732

End Date:               12/30/2021
End Time:               4:55 PM EST
End Location:           6 SSW Graham / Appling County / GA
End Lat/Lon:            31.7439 / -82.5412

Survey Summary:
A severe thunderstorm developing along a line of broken thunderstorms 
produced an EF1 intensity tornado that traveled east northeast about 
11 miles. The tornado formed south of Denton originating west of US 221 
and tracked east northeastward over southern Jeff Davis county to Alma 
Highway near the Jeff Davis and Appling county border snapping and 
uprooting large trees while causing roof damage to homes and lifting 
the roof off of a farmhouse just south of Yankee Road as it moved 
towards Bell Telephone Road. The tornado begin to finally weaken as it 
crossed Alma Highway at 455 PM and completely dissipated by 500PM. 

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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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