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F2 tornado in Elbert County, Georgia

Tornado May 6, 2003 · Elbert County, Georgia

Rating

4.0 mi

Path length

200 yd

Path width

Injuries

$200K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F2 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F2 meant considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted; the scale paired it with winds of 113–157 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

What the National Weather Service wrote

This tornado moved from Madison County into northwest Elbert County and intensified, destroying or severely damaging several houses and mobile homes. A parked car was also flipped before the tornado lifted.

Began near Bowman (34.2167, -83.1000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5357255. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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