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F1 tornado in Henry County, Georgia

Tornado January 2, 2006 · Henry County, Georgia

F1
Rating
0.6 mi
Path length
300 yd
Path width
$500K
Damage as recorded
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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. 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 and information provided by the Henry County Emergency Management Director concluded that an F1 tornado had touched down three miles north of McDonough on Turner Circle Road and traveled approximately 1000 yards or about 0.6 mile to the east. The tornado had a path width of 300 yards at its maximum point. Damage was reported to several homes on Waterford Lane in the Vineyards Subdivision, which is located near the intersection of Jodeco Road and Georgia HIghway 42. At least eight trees were down on one home on Turner Circle and a small storage building was destroyed. The home suffered considerable damage on one side. Several structures being used as a religious retreat or campground were also heavily damaged. A motel in the area also suffered damage to a sign and the portico. In addition, numerous trees were either uprooted or snapped off along the path of the tornado.

Began near Mc Donough (34.0333, -84.2167).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F3 Pike CountyF2 Fulton CountyF2 Fayette CountyF1 Jones CountyF1 Johnson CountyF1 Emanuel CountyF0 Lamar County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5492401. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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