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15:46Z EF0 KEOX GA Randolph Coleman Damage consisted primarily of minor tree damage. A single family home suffered minor roof damage, and a carport collapsed along Fountain Bridge Road. This tornado was rated EF0 with peak winds estimated near 80 mph. Damage cost was estimated.
16:56Z EF1 KJGX GA Lee Scrutchins An EF1 tornado with max winds estimated near 90 mph touched down in Lee county and moved in Sumter county. The EF1 damage was due to trees, and no structures were impacted in Lee county.
17:06Z EF0 KJGX GA Sumter Sumter An National Weather Service survey team found that an EF0 tornado with a maximum path width of 100 yards and maximum winds of 74 MPH crossed into Sumter County from Lee County east of Highway 377 in a marshy area moving northeast. The tornado crossed RW Jones Road where 2 houses sustained minor roof damage. Further northeast, trees were downed along Wilson Battle Road and Brady Road before the tornado ended near Bone Road. No injuries were reported. [05/23/17: Tornado #1, County #2/2, EF-0, Lee, Sumter, 2017:072].
17:46Z EF1 KJGX GA Crisp Arabi A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 110 MPH and a maximum path width of 150 yards began just south of Highway 41 and Landfill Road. The tornado quickly intensified as it moved east-northeast and crossed I-75 where a tractor-trailer was blown over onto a car in the southbound lanes, resulting in two minor injuries. Numerous trees were snapped as it continued east-northeast. The tornado reached its maximum intensity in the 200 block of Allied Road where a house had most of its roof blown off and a mobile home across the street was blown off of its block foundation. The mobile home residents had sought shelter in the home across the street several minutes before the tornado hit and were not injured in spite of the extensive damage. Around the intersection of Arabi Williford Road and Highway 90 another mobile home was blown off of its block foundation, but remained upright. Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted with one falling on a home causing minor damage before the tornado ended just east of Brock Road where one home had minor roof damage. [05/23/17: Tornado #2, County #1/1, EF-1, Crisp, 2017:073].
18:00Z EF1 KJGX GA Wilcox Double Run A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 MPH and a maximum path width of 50 yards began in a pecan orchard south of Bowen Road and east of Worley Road where it quickly intensified with wind speeds of 100 mph. At least 100 pecan trees were snapped and shredded along a narrow, 30 yard wide, path with no damage on either side. The tornado traveled east-northeast and weakened slightly snapping several more trees. A 400ft section of a large chicken house was destroyed west of Highway 159 and a few more trees were blown down before the tornado lifted just east of the intersection of Bowen Road and Highway 159. No injuries were reported. [05/23/17: Tornado #3, County #1/1, EF-1, Wilcox, 2017:074].
19:38Z EF0 KRAX NC Robeson Lumber Bridge A survey conducted by the National Weather Service concluded an EF0 tornado with winds to 75 mph first touched down just south of Sandy Grove Rd. and west of Chason Rd. Severe damage to a metal topped farm building was noted in this area. The tornado moved into a field and then crossed Sandy Grove Rd. causing large limbs to snap and a roof uplift and minor structural damage to a church on the north side of the intersection of Sandy Grove Rd. and Chason Rd. The tornado then uprooted trees and downed large limbs east of Chason Rd. and just north of Sandy Grove Rd. As the tornado approached the intersection of Barlow Rd. and Sandy Grove Rd., it caused minor damage to four structures and destroyed an outbuilding. Additional downed limbs were also noted. The tornado crossed Barlow Rd. and moved across a field until it crossed Sansbury Ln. where it caused minor damage to a few homes. It also uprooted a couple of trees, one of which had a diameter greater than 4 feet. The tornado crossed Davis Bridge Rd. where it knocked down a few more trees before lifting near Glenn Rd. The wind speed was fairly consistent along the entire tornado path.
19:52Z EF0 KDVN IL Whiteside Denrock A brief EF-0 tornado touched down in open farmland as observed by 2 eyewitnesses. They stated they slowed down as it crossed the road with no damage observed by survey team.
20:38Z EF1 KRAX NC Sampson Autryville At approximately 4:38 PM EDT, a tornado touched down just west of |highway 24 on the west side of Autryville, where it produced tree |damage as well as destroying one mobile home and taking the roof off |of another near Mills Street and East Clinton Street. The tornado |then briefly lifted before descending again near the Autryville |Volunteer Fire Department, which was severely damaged as the garage doors |blew in, and ripped a large portion of roof off. Two of their fire engines and one fire truck were covered in rubble. The tornado lifted then touched down again on the northeast side of Autryville, near Johnson Tanner Lane, where several homes were |damaged. The tornado lifted again, doing little additional damage until touching down again near McGee Church Road, where it destroyed a vacant turkey house and snapped numerous trees and power poles. It then dissipated at approximately 5:17 PM EDT. There were no fatalities and only one minor injury reported.
21:30Z EF0 KILX IL Christian Assumption A landspout tornado briefly touched down in an open field at 4:30PM CDT. No damage occurred.
21:53Z EF2 KCLX GA Chatham Wilmington Is A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed an EF2 tornado across Wilmington Island in Chatham County. The tornado touched down on the southern end of Wilmington Island near the intersection of Wilmington Island Road and Biltmore Road. At this point, the tornado was rated EF1 in strength, with maximum winds of up to 100 to 110 mph. The tornado moved east along Biltmore Road, then turned more east-northeast along a portion of Walthour Road. Across this entire area of southern Wilmington Island, the bulk of the damage was in the form of large snapped and uprooted trees. The Chatham County Emergency Management Agency reported that approximately 30 homes sustained damage, ranging from minor shingle loss to moderate or major damage due to trees or large limbs hitting the homes. At least one home surveyed along Walthour Road sustained direct structural damage from the tornado, with the roof to a sunroom being torn off. The tornado continued east-northeast across several miles of marsh, which extends from east of Walthour Road to Highway 80 near Fort Pulaski. Radar evidence, surveyed damage, and eye witness video indicated that the tornado strengthened to a low end EF2 as it approached Fort Pulaski. The tornado moved near the visitor center of Fort Pulaski, where it caused the concrete walls and roof structure to shift and buckle. A smaller building next to the main visitor center had similar damage. There were many hardwood trees snapped close to the base of their trunks all around the complex of Fort Pulaski, along with at least two mid-sized vehicles in the parking lot that were pushed and rolled over. The tornado then progressed across the parking lot, just north of Fort Pulaski, where it exited into the Atlantic Ocean as a strong waterspout.
22:16Z EF1 KMHX NC Tyrrell Gum Neck The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City NC has confirmed|a tornado near Gum Neck in Tyrrell County North Carolina on May|23 2017.||A tornado touched down about one quarter mile southwest of the|intersection of South Gum Neck Road and Georgia Road, southeast of Gum|Neck. The tornado traveled northeast, first knocking down and snapping |trees before crossing South Gum Neck Road into a wheat field, flattening|the wheat crop along its path. The tornado then crossed Georgia Road, |knocking down a few trees including one large pecan tree near a|residence. One small barn also noted some metal roof damage. Maximum|winds are estimated at 100 mph, with a path length of 0.6 miles and|maximum path width of 40 yards. No injuries or fatalities occurred with|this tornado.
22:37Z EF0 KGRK TX Bastrop Elgin A NWS storm survey found that a tornado was produced by the bookend vortex |of a bow echo that moved through the city of Elgin on the afternoon|of May 23rd 2017. The tornado began just east of Texas Highway 95|and just north of Roemer Road, where it displaced and flipped a shed |off its foundation. The tornado then caused extensive damage to a|business along Roemer Road. As it continued to the east-southeast,|the tornado ripped the metal roof off a large barn and caused roof|damage to a well-built home adjacent to the barn. In the pasture |adjacent to these structures, there were multiple pieces of splintered |wood that were driven into the ground from the opposite direction from |which the storm came. Several cattle and a bull were reportedly thrown |about 1500 feet from one pasture into another, jumping a couple of fences |in the process. The tornado then completely destroyed an old wooden barn |just north of Roemer Road. At this point, the tornado was approximately |moving along Roemer Road, and caused some minor tree damage. The tornado |then crossed Red Town Road just south of Roemer Road and ended just east |of Red Town Road, where it caused some minor damage to a structure.
01:05Z EF0 KDVN IL Knox Maquon A landspout tornado briefly touched down in an open field at 8:05PM CDT. No damage occurred.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).