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F0 tornado in Jackson County, Georgia

Tornado August 29, 2005 · Jackson County, Georgia

F0
Rating
1.0 mi
Path length
20 yd
Path width
$20K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 20 yards (0.01 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 Jackson County Emergency Management Director reported that a tornado had touched down just southeast of Braselton and traveled approximately one mile to the north. The tornado crossed Georgia Highway 124, and then ended just before Interstate-85. Several dozen large trees were blown down in the area, some on roads and power lines. In addition, minor damage was reported to roofs on a few homes. Damage was confined largely to debris clean up.

Began near Braselton (32.6000, -84.2333).

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 Forsyth CountyF0 Walton CountyF0 White County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5476184. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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