EF1 Tornado — Haralson, Georgia

2018-03-19 · near Hooper, Haralson, Georgia

Event narrative

A National Weather Service survey team found that the tornado that struck Jacksonville, AL moved into Georgia as an EF1 with a maximum wind speed of 95 mph and a maximum path width of 400 yards. The tornado entered Georgia northwest of Tallapoosa along Broad Street, snapping and uprooting trees along the road as it moved east for about a mile before ending on Edgar Little Circle between Broad Street and Womack Road. A large Oak tree fell on a home about 1/4 of a mile east of the state line resulting in extensive damage. No injuries were reported. [03/19/18: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF-1, Haralson, 2018:005].

Wider weather episode

Widespread severe thunderstorms broke out across central and north Georgia during the evening hours of March 19th, through the early morning hours of the 20th as a warm front lifted north across the region ahead of a strong storm system developing across the lower Mississippi Valley.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 740807. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.