EF0 tornado in Telfair County, Georgia

A National Weather Service survey found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 80 mph and a maximum path width of 150 yards occurred in Telfair County. The tornado touched down near the town of Workmore around the intersection of Workmore Milan Road and Macedonia Church Road where a porch was torn off of a home and tossed around 100 yards. Minor roof damage occurred to the home and a power pole was snapped nearby. The tornado travelled north northeast along Macedonia Church Road snapping or uprooting over a dozen trees before dissipating near the intersection with Big Horse Creek Road. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #5, County #1/1, EF0, Telfair, 2019:010].

A powerful storm system moved across the mid-south and southeast United States producing widespread severe weather and numerous tornadoes. In middle Georgia, significant damage from fourteen separate tornadoes was observed. Thousands of trees were snapped or uprooted and numerous homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. Across central Georgia, incredibly, no deaths were reported, with only around a dozen minor injuries.