F1 Tornado — Cobb, Georgia

1995-06-30 · near Smyrna, Cobb, Georgia

Event narrative

A preliminary survey confirmed a small F1 tornado touched down for less than 30 seconds. Path width 30 yards...Length 100 yards. A Dairy Queen sustained the worst damage, as the roof was completely destroyed. A pay phone on the southeast side of the building held the roof up, sparing the lives of the 30 people inside. Four of the occupants sustained minor injuries. A business sign next door to the restaurant was knocked over. A Chevy van was picked up and moved although there appeared to be only slight cosmetic damage to it.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 10319529. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.