EF1 tornado in Heard County, Georgia
Tornado February 7, 2018 · Heard County, Georgia
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 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 250 yards touched down along Butler Road in southwest Heard County just east of Whitewater Creek. The tornado moved east northeast, crossing Victory Road uprooting and snapping around a dozen trees. The tornado then continued east northeast crossing just north of the intersection of Highway 219 and Victory Road. On Boggus Road just north of Noles Road, dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted. The highest wind speeds for this tornado were estimated here at 95 mph. The tornado then moved eastward before ending just north of the intersection of Bevis Road and Brush Creek Road. [02/07/18: Tornado #2, County #1/1, EF-1, Heard, 2018:002].
The wider storm
A line of thunderstorms ahead of a strong cold front swept through north and central Georgia during the morning into the early afternoon. Despite only marginal instability, strong low and mid-level shear resulted in isolated reports of thunderstorm wind damage and a few brief tornadoes.
Began near O Neals Xrds (33.1916, -85.2025).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 737559. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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