EF0 Tornado — Peach, Georgia

2019-03-03 · near Myrtle, Peach, Georgia

Event narrative

A National Weather Service survey found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 80 mph and a maximum path width of 300 yards crossed Big Indian Creek from Macon County in to Peach County west of Norwood Springs Road. The tornado moved east, crossing Norwood Springs Road where several trees were snapped and a metal outbuilding was damaged. Sheets of metal siding and roofing from this outbuilding were lifted into the tops of nearby trees. Along Clopine Lake Road, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted as the tornado crossed the road and a mobile home sustained damage to the roof and skirting. A metal outbuilding had one of its 3 south-facing doors blown off and thrown onto a nearby building. A 30 foot section of wooden fencing was snapped off at the base of the posts. The tornado continued a short distance east past Clopine Lake Road but dissipated before reaching Valley Drive. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #12, County #2/2, EF0, Peach, 2019:017].

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 810604. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.