F2 Tornado — Gwinnett, Georgia

1994-06-27 · near Grayson, Gwinnett, Georgia

Event narrative

A tornado touched down near Georgia Highway 124, four miles west of Grayson then moved east and tore into the Williums Acres subdivisions near Grayson. Five large homes were destroyed, 20 homes received major damage while another 34 had minor damage inflicted. One large two-story brick home (5300 square feet) took a direct hit in the Greystone subdivision and was reduced to rubble. The only known fatality occurred in the lower bedroom ,of this structure. The tornado threw the second story of the ,house 50 feet off the foundation while the first floor disin,tegrated. Ironically, upon inspection of the dislodged second floor of the home, stuffed animals remained intact and undisturbed on a bedroom window sill. Most of the homes that suffered major or complete damage in the Greystone subdivision were in a clear-cut zone. Those homes that were in wooded areas received the least amount of damage. At Pinehurst Trace road near the Grayson subdivision, another home was lifted and blown across the road were it broke in half. Most of the damage was concentrated near Georgia Highway 84, one mile southwest of Grayson and along Ozora Church Road, two miles southeast of Grayson. Damage estimates to property from this tornado was estimated at nearly 1 million dollars. (F10P)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 10318914. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.