EF0 tornado in Walton County, Georgia
Tornado May 3, 2021 · Walton County, Georgia
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A National Weather Service survey determined that an EF0 tornado with maximum winds of 85 MPH and a maximum path width of 200 yards touched down over a rural area of northern Walton County along Ike Stone Road NW near Waller Lake, snapping or uprooting several trees as it moved northeast. There was minor structural damage to a fence and a home between Beagle Run NW and Paul Verner Road NW where a few larger pines were snapped around the property as the tornado peaked in intensity. The tornado ended north of the Ike Stone Road NW after crossing Mt. Vernon Road NW. [5/3/21: Tornado #3, County #1/1, EF-0, Walton, 2021:011].
The wider storm
A series of upper-level short waves moved across the region in persistent, southwesterly upper-level flow combined with moderate instability and shear to produce several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms across north and central Georgia. Some of these storms dumped 2 to 4 inches of rain over the area, resulting in isolated flash flooding.
Began near Gratis (33.8501, -83.6841).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 962680. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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