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F1 tornado in Lumpkin County, Georgia

Tornado November 7, 1996 – November 8, 1996 · Lumpkin County, Georgia

F1
Rating
6.0 mi
Path length
75 yd
Path width
12
Injuries
$400K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

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 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.

The wider storm

A severe thunderstorm developed in extreme south Lumpkin county about two miles southwest of highway 60. The storm tracked northeast across a small "handle" of Hall county, then back into Lumpkin county and on into White county. The storm apparently had an embedded vortex (F0-F1) that occasionally touched down along this path. In Lumpkin county, numerous trees were downed and buildings were destroyed. Four mobile homes and three single-family homes were destroyed. A dozen other mostly older homes were damaged. A dozen people suffered very minor injuries.

Began near Dahlonega (34.4700, -83.9500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5573192. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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