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F2 tornado in Dougherty County, Georgia

Tornado November 7, 1995 · Dougherty County, Georgia

F2
Rating
5.0 mi
Path length
150 yd
Path width
36
Injuries
$10.0M
Damage as recorded
What F2 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F2 meant considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted; the scale paired it with winds of 113–157 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado first touched down on the north side of the Albany Dougherty County Airport then moved east north-east for five miles to just past U.S. Highway 19. In two spots along the path the tornado lifted briefly. One of these breaks in the damage path occurred at an elementary school that was in session. The worst damage was to a Winn Dixie grocery store where many of the 36 injuries occurred. One side of the store was pulled out and collapsed to the side parking area. In the parking lot, numerous cars were moved about and a few turned over. Over 40 homes were destroyed with over 50 more severely damaged. Five businesses were severely damaged.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 10319388. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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