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F1 tornado in Spalding County, Georgia

Tornado August 29, 2005 · Spalding County, Georgia

F1
Rating
1.0 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
2
Injuries
$300K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F1 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F1 meant moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken; the scale paired it with winds of 73–112 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

A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service concluded that an F1 tornado had touched down in a rural area of southeast Spalding county approximately five miles north of Orchard Hill in the vicinity of Wild Plum and McDonough Roads. The tornado continued north from this location for approximately one mile. The overall tornado path was one mile long and 100 yards wide. One small home was completely destroyed and another nearby brick home under construction suffered major damage. A sport utility vehicle was also damaged at this home when the garage collapsed. Two people in the small home were injured during the tornado. A few other homes nearby sustained minor damage. A number of trees and some power lines were also down in the area. A horse trailer was thrown about 200 yards from its original location.

Began near Orchard Hill (33.5833, -83.6167).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

13 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

F2 Carroll County 1 deadF2 Peach CountyF2 White CountyF1 Polk CountyF1 Taylor CountyF0 Haralson CountyF0 Oconee CountyF0 Lumpkin CountyF0 Fannin CountyF0 Forsyth CountyF0 Walton CountyF0 Jackson CountyF0 White County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5476117. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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