F1 Tornado — Cherokee, Georgia

2000-04-03 · near Hickory Flat, Cherokee, Georgia

Event narrative

A survey by the Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency and a National Weather Service Disaster Survey Team showed that an F0 - F1 tornado traveled along a path almost 7 miles long through southeast Cherokee county. The damage path began just west of the intersection of Highway 140 and Pinyan Rd. It crossed the intersection of East Cherokee Dr. and Bart Manous Road, where it was 252 feet wide. It then tracked northeast across Thomas Road, where it was 500 feet wide, across Union Hill Road where it was 590 feet wide, and ended 204 yards north of Collect Drive where it was 235 feet wide. Almost 30 homes were hit, with 3 houses sustaining extensive damage, and nine outbuildings were destroyed. Large trees were uprooted along the path and 7 roads in the county had to be closed because of fallen trees and debris. Total estimated damage was $1.1 million.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5138548. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.