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EF0 Tornado — Crawford, Georgia

2021-01-01 · near Ceres, Crawford, Georgia

$25K

Property damage

0.8 mi

Path length

100 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A National Weather Service survey found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 75 MPH and a maximum path width of 100 yards touched down along W. Hopewell Road just east of Horse Creek and travelled northeast, ending just east of Taylor Road. Multiple trees were blown down along W. Hopewell Road and Taylor Road and part of the roof of a home was blown off in this area. [1/1/21: Tornado #2, County #1/1, EF-0, Crawford, 2021:002].

Wider weather episode

A warm and moist airmass ahead of a strong cold front provided marginal instability for scattered thunderstorms. Moderate shear and strong lift ahead the front produced scattered strong to severe thunderstorms across central and parts of north Georgia and a few isolated, brief tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 932912. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.