F1 Tornado — Heard, Georgia

1993-02-21 · near Ephesus To, Heard, Georgia

Event narrative

The tornado touched down near Georgia Highway 100 near Ephesus and moved east- southeast and destroyed five chicken houses and killed 100,000 chickens. A dozen homes, both mobile and frame houses, were destroyed while 12 to 15 others sustained moderate to light damage. One church suffered major structural damage. Eight to nine vehicles were damaged from falling and wind driven debris. Over $40,000 worth of timber was destroyed. Two sawmills, a gristmill, a barn, and an antique warehouse were leveled by tornado winds east of Ephesus. Several large trees were twisted or snapped along the tornado path.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 10319078. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.