EF0 tornado in Fannin County, Georgia
Tornado May 24, 2017 · Fannin County, Georgia
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 35 yards (0.02 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 National Weather Service survey team found that the thunderstorm that produced brief tornadoes in Gordon and Gilmer Counties produced one more brief, weak tornado in Fannin County on the northeast side of Blue Ridge. The EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds 75 MPH and a maximum path width of 35 yards began just east of Highway 76 between McClure Way and McKinney Road. Several large trees were snapped or uprooted. No injuries were reported. [05/24/17: Tornado # 5, County #1/1, EF-0, Fannin, 2017:079].
The wider storm
Another strong short wave and surface cold front, associated with the large and deep upper-level trough over the central U.S., swept through the region bringing more scattered severe thunderstorms and isolated tornadoes to north and central Georgia.
Began near Murphy Junction (34.8801, -84.2944).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
6 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 704153. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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