EF0 Tornado — Crisp, Georgia

2019-10-19 · near Cordele, Crisp, Georgia

Event narrative

A National Weather Service survey determined an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 75 mph and a maximum path width of 100 yards touched down between Market Avenue and Highway 41, toppling and overturning a shed off of blocks and lifting part of a metal roof off an industrial building. The tornado traveled north across Market Avenue, Seedling Drive and Drayton Lane to Highway 41 north of Steele Road, downing a few trees along the way. The tornado then turned northeast across Highway 41 and then Farmers Market Road downing several more trees before lifting near a pond west of Slim Road and south of Murray Road. [10/19/19: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF-0, Crisp, 2019:028].

Wider weather episode

During the afternoon and evening hours of Saturday, October 19th, the post-tropical remains of what was once Tropical Storm Nestor swept across south Georgia bringing moderate winds, isolated severe thunderstorms and flash flooding to portions of north and central Georgia. A brief, isolated tornado was confirmed in central Georgia.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 854917. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.