EF1 Tornado — Ware, Georgia

2020-09-16 · near Hebardville, Ware, Georgia

Event narrative

Numerous gravestones were lofted and displaced along the damage path. A church at 2353 Carswell Avenue had roof damage where at leas 20% of the roof was lifted off of the structure. The cost of damage was unknown but estimated for Storm Data.

Wider weather episode

A quasi-stationary front extended from Hurricane Sally near the central Florida Gulf Coast to across NE FL and offshore of the local coast. This boundary combined with high tropical moisture and low level instability across the area combined produced a few strong storms in the afternoon, one with a brief tornado touchdown near Waycross.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 921577. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.