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EF1 tornado in Turner County, Georgia

Tornado April 7, 2022 · Turner County, Georgia

EF1

Rating

0.2 mi

Path length

75 yd

Path width

$100K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado briefly touched down just along S. Washington Street southeast of Rebecca in Turner County. The tornado caused significant damage to several chicken houses before quickly dissipating. This tornado was rated an EF1 with max winds estimated at 90 mph.

The wider storm

A slow moving cold front brought multiple rounds of severe weather to the tri-state region from April 5-7. Several tornadoes occurred along with numerous reports of wind damage and a few reports of large hail. None of the tornadoes were rated stronger than EF1.

Began near Rebecca (31.7962, -83.4726).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

9 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Early County EF1 Early County EF1 Thomas County EF1 Lee County EF1 Mitchell County EF1 Thomas County EF0 Baker County EF0 Brooks County EFU Colquitt County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1021887. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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