F3 Tornado — Bryan, Georgia

1998-04-09 · near Pembroke, Bryan, Georgia

Event narrative

Tornado first touched down just northeast of Pembroke and then crossed I-16 at the Olive Branch Road overpass (about 2 miles west of exit 29) then continued northeast. Significant damage occurred in the Olive Branch Rd. area and also just north of Blitchton, where a 38 year-old female and a 41 year old male were killed along with 15 injured. There were seventy-four (74) homes and other buildiings damaged, with fourteen of those destroyed (6 mobile homes, two frame houses, two brick homes, and four other buildings. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off 10 to 15 feet above the ground.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5639378. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.