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F1 tornado in Walton County, Georgia

Tornado June 27, 1994 · Walton County, Georgia

F1
Rating
10.0 mi
Path length
75 yd
Path width
3
Injuries
$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 along Georgia Highway 20 near Mt. Zion Road, five miles north of Conyers where two large houses were leveled. The tornado lifted and descended several times at it moved east across rural Rockdale County. Numerous trees, power lines and poles were downed from the tornadic winds along its path. The tornado cross Georgia Highway 138, seven miles north- east of Conyers were it moderately damaged four homes before dissipating. A total of 30 homes and buildings were damaged of which six homes were totally destroyed. Three people were injured, primarily from fallen or wind blown debris. Nearly 200 residences and businesses were without power in the affected areas due to downed power lines.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 10321355. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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