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EF1 tornado in Early County, Georgia

Tornado June 19, 2021 · Early County, Georgia

EF1

Rating

29.0 mi

Whole path

400 yd

Path width

$3K

Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Early County → Clay County → Randolph County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 400 yards (0.23 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado touched down west of Blakely, GA and traversed mainly rural terrain across Early, Clay, and Randolph Counties. The tornado was observed at multiple locations by trained spotters and the public throughout its path. The storm snapped or uprooted numerous pine trees northwest of Blakely. Tree damage continued into Clay County but didn't affect any major roadways. The tornado crossed GA-266 near Coleman in Randolph County. Minor structural damage was noted to a few residences and pump houses near US-82 and Reid Station Road west of Cuthbert. Numerous trees were snapped in this area, some blocking US-82. Some further tree damage was reported north of the highway before the tornado lifted.

The wider storm

Tropical Storm Claudette passed west of the tri-state area. However, some squalls associated with it resulted in a few trees being blown down. One supercell developed in rural southwest Georgia and produced a long track tornado. Fortunately, minimal damage occurred due to the rural area it affected.

Began near Kolomoki Mounds State Park (31.4300, -84.9800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 967810. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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