EF0 tornado in Butts County, Georgia
Tornado November 23, 2014 · Butts County, Georgia
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Lamar County → Butts County → Newton County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A NWS storm survey team found that the EF-1 tornado that touched down in Lamar County crossed into southwest Butts County along Bucksnort Road near Interstate Highway 75. The tornado moved northeast across Butts County for just over 16.5 miles before crossing the South River on the upper reaches of Lake Jackson into Newton County. Maximum wind speeds were around 95 MPH with mainly damage to trees. Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were snapped or uprooted. Small outbuildings near the intersection of Cooper Road and State Highway 36 suffered the loss of roof panels. [11/23/14: Tornado #8, County #2-3, EF1, Lamar-Butts-Newton, 2014:025].
The wider storm
Moderate instability and strong shear associated with a deepening upper-level trough and surface low produced scattered thunderstorms across portions of Central Georgia. Several severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and several tornadoes occurred in the afternoon and early evening hours along and behind a warm front lifting north across the state.
Began near Jackson Flying H Arp (33.2026, -84.0638).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
8 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 550481. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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