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EF1 Tornado — Habersham, Georgia

2020-04-13 · near Raoul, Habersham, Georgia

$20K

Property damage

5.1 mi

Path length

200 yds

Path width

Event narrative

NWS storm survey found that a tornado moved into Habersham County from Hall County along Herring Mill Rd and moved east/northeast across extreme southern Habersham County, passing just north of Alto before moving into the Baldwin area. Damage was largely confined to numerous snapped and uprooted trees, although a metal roof was damaged on the southwest side of Baldwin. The tornado moved into Banks County just south of Gainesville Highway.

Wider weather episode

A strong storm system impacted the Southeast, resulting in a line of strong to severe thunderstorms that moved across northeast Georgia during the early morning hours of the 13th. This resulted in severe weather, including a couple of tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 886042. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.