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F0 tornado in Forsyth County, Georgia

Tornado August 29, 2005 · Forsyth County, Georgia

F0
Rating
0.5 mi
Path length
50 yd
Path width
$250K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

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 F0 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F0 meant light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken; the scale paired it with winds of 40–72 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

The Forsyth County Emergency Management Director reported that an F0 tornado touched down in a small subdivision near A. C. Smith Roads, Jewell Bennett, and Conner Roads, just south of Silver City near the Dawson county line. The tornado caused roof damage to four homes. Two of the homes had moderate damage with wood siding blown off and windows blown out. A number of large pecan and oak trees were also down in the area. The overall path of the tornado was determined to be 1/2 mile with a path width of 50 yards. Reports of public clouds were also received from the public near the time of the tornado.

Began near Silver City (34.0167, -85.2167).

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 CountyF1 Spalding CountyF0 Haralson CountyF0 Oconee CountyF0 Lumpkin CountyF0 Fannin CountyF0 Walton CountyF0 Jackson CountyF0 White County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5476119. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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