EF3 Tornado — Burke, Georgia

2009-04-10 · near Torbit Station, Burke, Georgia

Event narrative

An supercell tornado tracked across Burke county and severely damaged several homes and buildings. Numerous trees and powerlines were damaged. There was one critical injury and several other minor injuries.

Wider weather episode

Supercell thunderstorms moved across the CSRA and produced large tornadoes. One tornado tracked across Columbia and Richmond counties then went into Aiken county South Carolina along highway 278. The second tornado tracked across Burke county then into lower Barnwell and Allendale counties in South Carolina. Several homes were destroyed and many had moderate to severe damage. Widespread trees and powerlines were also down. Total damage estimate was 3 million dollars.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 154425. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.