F3 Tornado — Mitchell, Georgia

2003-03-20 · near Camilla, Mitchell, Georgia

Event narrative

An F2 tornado touched down near Branchville, and traveled northeast. Its path was similar to the February 14, 2000 tornado. The tornado intensified to F3 as it passed just south of Camilla, then weakened as it neared the Mitchell-Worth County line. The tornado destroyed 66 homes, and damaged 200 homes and businesses. Numerous trees and power lines were down. At least three dozen roads were closed by debris. The tornado claimed four lives and injured 200. The hardest hit area was in the Goodson Road area of Camilla. A state of emergency was declared for Mitchell County. Reported by the Mitchell County EMA and CAP/NWS aerial survey team.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (31.1833, -84.2667)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5347027. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.