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F1 tornado in White County, Georgia

Tornado June 26, 1994 · White County, Georgia

F1
Rating
4.0 mi
Path length
200 yd
Path width
$5.0M
Damage as recorded
What F1 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F1 meant moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken; the scale paired it with winds of 73–112 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 touched down near the east shore of Lake Lanier and damaged eight to ten docks at Aqualand and Sunrise Marinas and at least 600 boats. One 800 foot long dock at the Aqualand Marina was twisted like a pretzel. The tornado skipped east and downed several trees along U.S. Highway 23. Ten homes and a church were destroyed while another 15 homes sustained minor damage along the tornado path. Several recreational vehicles were overturned at Old Federal Park near Flowery Branch. Damage to property was estimated at two million dollars.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 10320994. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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