EF1 Tornado — Gordon, Georgia

2023-03-03 · near Farmville, Gordon, Georgia

Event narrative

The EF-1 tornado first touched down along Hammond Road where several trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado continued ENE causing damage to several homes along Langston Road SE including siding and roof damage as well as destroying an outbuilding. The tornado continued ENE to the north of Hammond Road snapping and uprooting trees crossing Cash Road and through a largely wooded area until it reached

McEntyre Loop. Several trees and powerlines were snapped and a barn was nearly destroyed. The tornado continued ENE crossing Creek Ridge Dr uprooting a few trees in the area. As the tornado crossed Mt. Olive Road several trees were uprooted on a hillside to the east of the road. These were the last damage indicators found thus the tornado is presumed lifted shortly thereafter and in the area of Young-Wright Lake.

Wider weather episode

A complex weather system pushed a strong cold front into North Georgia during the afternoon of March 3rd. This front produced scattered severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts, hail, and an isolated tornado in Gordon county.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1091604. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.