Beauregard (Lee County) Tornado (2019)

A National Weather Service survey found an EF2 tornado moved out of Muscogee County into Harris County just north of Gray Rock Road west of Heiferhorn Creek, snapping hundreds of trees. The Tornado moved east northeast up Rip Shin Road to Highway 315 as it entered Ellerslie downing hundreds more trees. Minor roof damage was noted at several homes with shingles pulled off. One home had a portion of the attic and top floor removed. Further east northeast along highway 315 and Mount Airy Road, there were hundreds of softwood trees blown down, as well as a home with significant damage to the top floor. Several homes had missing shingles and a carport was destroyed. The tornado then continued across Ridgeway Road, just north of

Highway 315, where several dozen softwood trees were snapped near their bases. The short distance from Ridgeway Road to the Talbot County line saw numerous additional trees blown down along and north of Highway 315. No injuries were reported along the Harris County portion of the tornado path. [03/03/19: Tornado #2, County #2/3, EF2, Harris, 2019:007].

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.