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EF1 tornado in Glascock County, Georgia

Tornado March 5, 2013 · Glascock County, Georgia

EF1

Rating

1.5 mi

Path length

150 yd

Path width

$250K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A National Weather Service Storm Survey determined that an EF-1 tornado touched down northwest of Gibson. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along the 1.5 mile path. As the tornado crossed Georgia State Highway 171, it ripped off 20 percent of the metal roof from a home residence, tossed a camper trailer 50 feet, and knocked two mobile homes off their foundations. The occupant of one home had to be rescued. The worst damage occurred near the intersection of Georgia Highway 171 and Magnolia Church Road where 60 percent of the Magnolia Baptist Church roof was ripped off, and the brick-walled fellowship hall on the west end of the church was completely destroyed. Numerous tombstones and other structures at the adjoining cemetery near the church were also damaged.

[03/05/13: Tornado #1, County #1-1, EF1, Glascock, 2013:003].

The wider storm

A strong closed surface low moved through the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on the 5th. This pushed a cold front across Georgia during the afternoon and evening hours. A squall line ahead of the front state, with damage occurring in northwest Georgia in the early afternoon and continuing into central Georgia through the mid-evening hours. Widespread wind damage, mainly in the form of fallen trees, occurred, but one tornado was observed as well in Glascock County.

Began near Hadden (33.2693, -82.6114).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 428334. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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