EF1 tornado in Toombs County, Georgia
Tornado May 24, 2017 · Toombs County, Georgia
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 440 yards (0.25 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 an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 95 MPH and a maximum path width of 440 yards touched down in a residential section of southeast Vidalia between Laurel Drive and Maple Drive. The tornado moved east-northeast crossing Highway 280 where it damaged the roofs of several businesses bent a large flag pole near Brantley's Marine and Guns. The tornado continued moving east-northeast snapping or uprooting numerous trees until ending just north of the city of Lyons along U.S. Highway 1. No injuries were reported. [05/24/17: Tornado #7, County #1/1, EF-1, Toombs, 2017:081].
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 Charles (32.2002, -82.3925).
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 704176. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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