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EF0 tornado in Coweta County, Georgia

Tornado April 28, 2013 · Coweta County, Georgia

EF0

Rating

0.1 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

$60K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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 and Emergency Management survey team determined an EF-0 tornado with maximum winds of 85 MPH briefly touched down just east of Moreland near Martin Mill Road and Windom Drive where a 35X35 ft outbuilding used as a workshop was destroyed. A 20 ft pontoon boat and 30 ft camper trailer were thrown about 50 yards and destroyed. The adjacent home sustained minor damage to its patio and roof. Light debris was thrown up to 150 yards. Six medium sized trees were damaged, snapped or uprooted, some of which showed signs of rot.

[04/28/13: Tornado #1, County #1-1, EF0, Coweta, 2013:009].

The wider storm

A strong upper level trough pushed through the Southeast during the 28th, with showers and thunderstorms developing across north and central Georgia ahead of an approaching cold front. Several thunderstorms were able to reach severe levels, with large hail and damaging winds reported. Two weak tornadoes also occurred in Coweta and Henry Counties. Thunderstorms with periods of heavy rain over a long duration caused areas of temporary street flooding in northwest Georgia. Minor flooding occurred on several creeks and rivers mainly in this area.

Began near Moreland (33.2877, -84.7611).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Henry County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 445194. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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