Tornado Reports
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| 18:55Z | EF1 | KMOB | AL | Washington | Tibbie | The tornado touched down just west of Highway 17, 3 miles south of Chatom. The tornado crossed Highway 17 and continued east into a more forested areas. The path length is an estimate as a final end point could not be determined due to the lack of road access. The tornado produced EF-1 damage to both softwood and hardwood, some of which were snapped. |
| 19:19Z | EF0 | KBMX | AL | Autauga | Mulberry | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southwest Autauga County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 75 mph. A brief tornado touched down just to the west of County Road 33 northwest of Autaugaville. It traveled northeast paralleling County Road 33 for a short distance before lifting. Only tree damage was observed along the path with several trees uprooted and some large limbs broken. |
| 19:37Z | EF1 | KMOB | AL | Washington | Sims Chapel | The tornado began near John Johnston Road and continued east, adjacent to Fairford Road. The tornado lifted roughly just south of Price Rivers Road and just east of Fairford Road. The tornado produced tree damage along its path. snapping both softwood and hardwood trees. The most extensive tree damage was noted near the Sims Chapel Holiness Church. An addition to the church was damaged heavily. The addition was an open facing structure which allowed the wind to get inside. A few structures suffered minor damage along the path, due to downed trees. Based on radar data, the start point of the tornado could have occurred west of John Johnston Road, but this is in a remote area where access is limited. |
| 20:00Z | EF1 | KMXX | AL | Macon | Society Hill | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in far northeast Macon County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 88 mph.||The tornado touched down near Rogers Road just north of U.S. Highway 80. Numerous pine trees were uprooted as the tornado tracked northeast and crossed Callaway Baker Road, Highway 33 and Highway 43. The tornado began to strengthen as it moved east of Highway 43 and uprooted more pine trees before crossing into Lee County near Lee Road 812. |
| 20:03Z | EF4 | KMXX | AL | Lee | Bupree | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in far southern Lee County and determined that it was consistent with an EF4 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 170 mph.||This track is a continuation of a track that began in Macon County. The tornado crossed into Lee County near Lee Road 812 and tracked northeast to County Road 29 where it removed the roof and collapsed several cinder block walls of a church. The tornado continued to intensify as it approached County Road 11, where it peeled sheet metal off of the porch of a home and ripped some sheet metal off of two outdoor storage sheds and continued to uproot numerous pine trees. Debris from structures and their contents were strewn along a tree line to the east of their original location and some evidence of weak ground rowing was observed along the surface tornado path.||The tornado reached its peak intensity just south of the intersection of Lee County Road 36 and Lee County Road 39, where it rolled a manufactured home and emptied its contents nearby on the northern side of the track. Additional damage toward the southern portion of the track included the complete destruction of a house with all debris tossed a short distance from the foundation. The tornado bent the frame of a car around the remnant of a large tree whose upper portion had broken off and totaled three vehicles by severe impacts into the bases of two remaining tree stubs. Farther east on the other side of a small lake, a well-anchored and constructed home was leveled with debris removed from the foundation and anchored bolt screws remaining intact. Toward the northern edge of the tornado, the destruction of two double-wide and a single-wide manufactured home was observed. This was the peak intensity of the tornado due to the combination of damage to the two houses along with extensive severe tree damage including trees snapped at their bases and large trees with expansive root systems uprooted along with some sporadic evidence of ground rowing.||The tornado began to decrease in intensity as it continued east roughly paralleling Lee County Road 39 where two manufactured homes were destroyed with most debris deposited away from the original location and both of the metal frames of the mobile homes could not be located. Another manufactured home was destroyed with its contents deposited in a swath from the site into the remains of a nearby tree line. A car was found in an overturned position against a hardy tree stripped of most limbs with a mattress from a bed wrapped around the mid portion of the tree. A badly mangled metal frame of a manufactured home and debris displaced nearby was all that remained of one residence. Nearby a tractor trailer rig was on its side and shoved around a sturdy tree while a nearby site-built home lost nearly all of its exterior walls with debris remaining on or near the home site. Severe tree destruction continued in this area with trees snapped at their bases and uprooted. To the north of Lee County Road 39, significant debris was deposited in a wooded area where the tornado performed significant timber damage and toppled at least one high-tension power line tower.||After demolishing two double-wide and a single-wide manufactured home the tornado tracked northeast and crossed Lee County Road 51 just north of the intersection with Lee County Road 39. A double-wide manufactured home was moved off of its base and the exterior walls collapsed on a family residence along with significant tree damage.|Some weakening occurred farther east as the tornado crossed Lee County Road 38 where it deposited a large amount of debris into a ragged forested area. The tornado crossed Lee County Road 100 and Lee County Road 166 where it caused damage to trees with some trunks snapped and some trees uprooted.||Tornado damage was observed along Lee County Road 165 and along portions of Lee County Road 40 and Lee County Road 2049. Exterior walls of a family residence were removed and a significant loss of roofing material from a house and a manufactured home were observed. The tornado flipped a manufactured home and deposited its contents nearby along with destroying the roof and walls of a single-wide manufactured home.||The tornado crossed Lee County Road 170 and County Road 175, and then Highway 169 with significant damage to timber along this path. The tornado crossed Lee County Road 245 and Lee County Road 179 with damage to the roof of a house near County Road 239 along with more timber damage. As it approached Smiths Station, the tornado crossed Fullers Lake where it rolled a manufactured home and caused some loss of roofing material to a house. Additional damage occurred along Lee County Road 294 and Lee County Road 298 where a professional building lost some of its roofing materials. Damage also occurred to siding and roofing at several small homes that were not well constructed. As the tornado crossed U.S. Highway 280 it caused some roof damage to a restaurant, damaged a billboard and collapsed a cellular service communications tower. The tornado moved across Lee County Road 318 where some roof damage to homes occurred along with significant timber damage. The tornado moved tracked towards the Chattahoochee River where it caused roof damage to some houses near the river and downed a metal high-tension power line tower. The tornado crossed the Chattahoochee River and continued into Georgia.||There were 23 fatalities and 90 injuries. The American Red Cross estimated 225 homes were destroyed, while another 133 homes sustained major damage. |
| 20:15Z | EF2 | KFFC | GA | Crawford | Lee Pope | A National Weather Service survey team determined that an EF0 tornado touched down along Lee Pope Road where large pine trees were uprooted. The tornado moved|east-northeast across Highway 341 to Greer Road, at which point winds increased into the EF2 range. A mobile home on Greer Road was flipped and demolished, and a vehicle was flipped and rolled, a woman inside the mobile home sustained a broken ankle. The tornado weakened then to EF1, downing trees as it crossed Walton Road, before reaching re-strengthening to EF2 briefly for a second time along Wesley Chapel Road. A home at this location had its roof completely removed and some exterior walls collapsed. A neighboring home sustained roof damage from the large amount of flying debris. The tornado again weakened to EF1 intensity as it crossed into Peach County along Mossy Creek. [03/03/19: Tornado #1, County #1/2, EF2, Crawford, Peach, 2019:006]. |
| 20:19Z | EF1 | KFFC | GA | Peach | Taylors Mill | A National Weather Service survey team found that a tornado that began in Crawford County crossed into Peach County around Mossy Creek as it weakened back to EF1, downing or uprooting a number of trees along Taylors Mill Road. Pecan farming equipment was overturned and a farming shed was destroyed as the tornado crossed Vinson Road. The tornado lifted after downing pecan trees along Wesley Chapel Road. No injuries were reported in Peach County. [03/03/19: Tornado #1, County #2/2, EF1, Crawford, Peach, 2019:006]. |
| 20:27Z | EF2 | KMXX | AL | Macon | Carver Court | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Macon County and determined that it was consistent with an EF2 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 115 mph.||The tornado touched down near the Mount Andrew community, along County Road 67. The damage was relatively weak and confined to tree damage as the tornado roughly paralleled County Road 67. The tornado crossed County Road 45 and then turned towards the northeast. It strengthened as it approached US Highway 29. The most concentrated and highest damage occurred in this location. Several stands of trees were completely uprooted, with none left standing. Many thousands of trees were uprooted in and near this spot. The tornado then crossed County Road 10, Red Road, and County Road 71. Many hundreds of trees were uprooted along this part of the damage path. As the tornado moved across County Road 24, Fitzpatrick Road and County Road 91, numerous trees were uprooted, several homes suffered varying degrees of roof damage, a few outbuildings were destroyed, and a farm irrigation system was damaged. The tornado moved across US Highway 80 and Highway 43 before crossing into Lee County. |
| 20:29Z | EF3 | KMXX | GA | Muscogee | Double Churches | A National Weather Service survey found that the deadly EF4 tornado that crossed Macon and Lee Counties in Alabama moved across the Chattahoochee River into Muscogee County Georgia with an EF1 intensity. The tornado entered the county in the Standing Boy Creek State Park, moving east northeast along Winding Ridge Road, Old River Road and Biggers Road causing extensive damage in forested areas. Large swaths of softwood trees were uprooted or snapped near their bases. The tornado continued east northeast crossing Winding Ridge Road and I-185 southwest of Fortson. As the tornado crossed U.S. Highway 27 between Woodridge Road and Almond Road, it reached EF3 intensity, toppling a large cell tower along with a swath of pine trees with wind speeds estimated to be around 140 mph. Around a dozen metal guidewires attached to the tower, and measuring over one inch in diameter, were snapped. The tornado crossed into Harris County after crossing Highway 27. No injuries were reported along the Muscogee County portion of the tornado path. [03/03/19: Tornado #2, County #1/3, EF3, Muscogee, 2019:007]. |
| 20:34Z | EF1 | KMXX | AL | Butler | Searcy | The tornado formed and damaged an outbuilding near the intersection of Kirkville Road and Steiner Store Road before continuing northeast into a wooded area, where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado then crossed Kirkville Road and partially lifted the roof off a one story brick home before dissipating shortly thereafter. |
| 20:36Z | EF0 | KFFC | GA | Bibb | Bloomfield | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF0 tornado with maximum winds of 85 mph and a maximum path width of 150 yards moved across portions of downtown Macon. The tornado touched down around the intersection of Oglethorpe and 1st Street and moved north-northeast along 1st Street. The tornado crossed Arch Street where a transformer was blown. A building at Hemlock Street and 1st Street had second story windows blown in. At the Medical Center along 1st Street and Hemlock Street, a large flag pole was bent 90 degrees approximately 3 feet from the base. In addition, 5 windows on the southeast side of the hospital were broken. The tornado continued along 1st street where various pieces of small to medium debris and limbs were tossed about. A building near Pine Street sustained minor damage to the shingles on its roof. The tornado crossed directly over the Macon-Bibb Emergency Operations Center where several Emergency Management Agency vehicles had their windows blown out. A weather station on the roof of the building recorded a 66 mph wind gust before the anemometer broke. Additional windows in buildings along 1st Street were blown out around the Poplar Street intersection along with the directional street sign. Large, heavy tables were lifted and tossed near this intersection. Trees were blown down around the intersections with Mulberry Street and Walnut Street. A 5th story window was blown out in a building along Mulberry St. The tornado lifted as it crossed Riverside Drive and approached the Ocmulgee River. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #3, County #1/1, EF0, Bibb, 2019:008]. |
| 20:38Z | EF1 | KMXX | AL | Crenshaw | Honoraville | The tornado formed just west of Moseley Road where it snapped an uprooted numerous trees, including one large tree that fell on a mobile home. The tornado then crossed over Moseley Road damaging a nearby outbuilding before moving into a heavily forested area where sporadic tree damage continued. The tornado lifted shortly after crossing Bowden Road. |
| 20:40Z | EF2 | KFFC | GA | Harris | Fortson | A National Weather Service survey found an EF2 tornado moved out of Muscogee County into Harris County just north of Gray Rock Road west of Heiferhorn Creek, snapping hundreds of trees. The Tornado moved east northeast up Rip Shin Road to Highway 315 as it entered Ellerslie downing hundreds more trees. Minor roof damage was noted at several homes with shingles pulled off. One home had a portion of the attic and top floor removed. Further east northeast along highway 315 and Mount Airy Road, there were hundreds of softwood trees blown down, as well as a home with significant damage to the top floor. Several homes had missing shingles and a carport was destroyed. The tornado then continued across Ridgeway Road, just north of |Highway 315, where several dozen softwood trees were snapped near their bases. The short distance from Ridgeway Road to the Talbot County line saw numerous additional trees blown down along and north of Highway 315. No injuries were reported along the Harris County portion of the tornado path. [03/03/19: Tornado #2, County #2/3, EF2, Harris, 2019:007]. |
| 20:42Z | EF1 | KFFC | GA | Twiggs | Huber | A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of90 mph and a maximum path width of 300 yards in the small community of Huber. The tornado touched down very near the KaMin factory on Huber Road where a number of large trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado moved east across Huber Road and Huber Clay County Road where a large number of pine trees were snapped or uprooted. A number of other trees were snapped or uprooted near the Chance Hill Church on Cochran Short Route, or Highway 23. A pine tree fell on a house in this location as well before the tornado lifted shortly after crossing the highway. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #4, County #1/1, EF1, Twiggs, 2019:009]. |
| 20:46Z | EF1 | KMXX | AL | Lee | Marvyn | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in far southern Lee County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 105 mph.||This tornado was a continuation of the Macon County Tornado. The tornado entered Lee County about 1.2 miles north of Highway 80. It traveled northeast and crossed County Road 29, County Road 11, Cave Mill Road, and Alabama Highway 51. It continued northeast across County Road 166, County Road 165, and finally lifted near County Road 170. Numerous trees were snapped off and uprooted across southern Lee County. Many mobile homes and frame homes suffered varying degrees of roof damage. Two mobile homes were rolled over near the end of the damage path and one person was injured. |
| 20:53Z | EF3 | KFFC | GA | Talbot | Baughville | A National Weather Service survey found an EF2 tornado moved out of Harris County into Talbot County increasing to EF3 intensity along Highway 315 where a small church and a mobile home were destroyed and dozens of trees were downed. Extensive damage occurred to a two-story home. The Humble Zion Church which was completely demolished with no walls left standing, was constructed of cinder blocks and mortar. The tornado continued east northeast along or just south of Highway 315, and weakened once again with EF1 wind damage found through forested areas in and around the highway as it crossed Callier Road, O'Neal Road, and Mitchell Road. Next, the tornado moved across the northern side of the city of Talbotton, causing extensive damage to trees and completely destroying numerous homes. Damage was observed along Adams Road on the Northwest side of town as wide swaths of trees were observed to be snapped. The tornado intensified again as it crossed Washington Avenue, the main north-south road through town, causing EF2 damage. A few manufactured homes were completely turned over, twisted, and destroyed. Contents of the homes were blown over a quarter mile into the woods behind them. One site-built, single family home was twisted at least 10 feet off of it's foundation and another |had its second story completely removed. Two apartment buildings were completely blown down with the foundation slabs laid bare. At least a dozen cars were destroyed by wind-blown debris. Several cars were blown several feet from where they were parked and one sedan was rolled up onto the top of a small pick-up truck. Several other manufactured homes lost portions of their roofing and some lost whole rooms to the winds. Seven injuries were reported in Talbotton. The tornado continued east northeast out of Talbotton, continuing to snap and uproot hundreds of trees along the path. Another manufactured home was found to have been displaced and torn apart, with another having its rear half collapsed from winds and falling trees. The storm continued moving to the east northeast between Highway 80 and Boot Kelly and Pobiddy Roads. On Poplar Cross Road, between Pobiddy Road and Highway 80, hundreds of softwood trees were snapped near their bases. The tornado dissipated just east of the intersection of George Smith Road and Carl Mathis Road. Seven injuries were reported along the Talbot County portion of the tornado path. [03/03/19: Tornado #2, County #3/3, EF3, Talbot, 2019:007]. |
| 21:05Z | EF0 | KVAX | GA | Telfair | Workmore | A National Weather Service survey found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 80 mph and a maximum path width of 150 yards occurred in Telfair County. The tornado touched down near the town of Workmore around the intersection of Workmore Milan Road and Macedonia Church Road where a porch was torn off of a home and tossed around 100 yards. Minor roof damage occurred to the home and a power pole was snapped nearby. The tornado travelled north northeast along Macedonia Church Road snapping or uprooting over a dozen trees before dissipating near the intersection with Big Horse Creek Road. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #5, County #1/1, EF0, Telfair, 2019:010]. |
| 21:09Z | EF0 | KVAX | GA | Telfair | Workmore | A National Weather Service survey found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 85 mph and a maximum path width of 100 yards occurred in Telfair County. The tornado touched down on the west side of Big Horse Creek Road northwest of the intersection with East River Road and travelled a short distance east, across Big Horse Creek Road, before dissipating. In this area, a chicken house was lifted and thrown 50 feet onto a shed and several trees were snapped or uprooted. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #6, County #1/1, EF0, Telfair, 2019:011]. |
| 21:15Z | EF0 | KMXX | AL | Bullock | Boswell | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in far southern Bullock County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph.||A brief tornado touched down just west of County Road 27. It tracked east crossing County Road 27 and very briefly paralleled County Road 8 before lifting. Several trees were snapped or uprooted. |
| 21:18Z | EF1 | KFFC | GA | Wilkinson | Mc Rae Tlfr Whlr Arp | A National Weather Service survey found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 105 mph and a maximum path width of 630 yards occurred in Wilkinson County. The same supercell thunderstorm that produced tornadoes in Crawford, Peach and Twiggs Counties produced a third tornado that touched down south of Toomsboro just west of Highway 112 near the intersection with Camp Creek Road. The tornado quickly reached EF1 strength, downing and snapping trees as it crossed Highway 112. The tornado continued northeast, reaching its maximum width as it crossed Highway 57. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted in this area. The tornado moved northeast through a very rural wooded area and reached the Dixie Kaolin Mine where the Emergency Manager reported numerous trees snapped or uprooted with some damage to the roofs of buildings at the mine site. The tornado dissipated in the wooded area northeast of the mine. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #7, County #1/1, EF1, Wilkinson, 2019:012]. |
| 21:18Z | EF0 | KFFC | GA | Taylor | Rupert | A National Weather Service survey found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 70 mph and a maximum path width of 200 yards occurred in Taylor County. The tornado touched down just east of Highway 19 south of Rupert and east northeast crossing Prosperity Church Road snapping or uprooting several trees. The storm then moved across an uninhabited portion of Taylor County along Cedar Creek crossing County Road 194 where several trees were snapped at a residence and crossing Highway 90 before dissipating. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #8, County #1/1, EF0, Taylor, 2019:013]. |
| 21:19Z | EF1 | KFFC | GA | Harris | Smiths Xrds | A National Weather Service survey found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 mph and a maximum path width of 900 yards occurred in Harris County. The tornado touched down just west of the intersection of Hopewell Church Road and Hamilton Pleasant Grove Road. The tornado traveled east northeast along Hopewell Church Road and then Highway 18 where it intensified, downing hundreds of trees, several falling on homes. As the tornado approached the city of Pine Mountain it reached its maximum intensity of 100 mph and moved across the south side of the city. A large tree fell onto an apartment on S. King Avenue destroying one of the rooms on the second floor. The tornado weakened as it continued east before lifting just west of the intersection of Davis Lake Road and Cold Springs Road. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #9, County #1/1, EF1, Harris, 2019:014]. |
| 21:24Z | EF1 | KFFC | GA | Washington | Oconee | A National Weather Service survey found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 90 mph and a maximum path width of 200 yards occurred in Washington County. The tornado touched down in the small community of Oconee in Washington County near the confluence of Oconee Road and Kaolin Lane. The tornado moved east along Kaolin Road, downing and snapping a number of trees. Shingles were removed from the roof of a home on Kaolin Road where a shed was toppled and heavily damaged. A large tree fell onto a home near the intersection of Kaolin Road and Highway 272. Several trees were snapped or uprooted as the tornado continued east across Highway 272, dissipating just east of the highway. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #10, County #1/1, EF1, Washington, 2019:015]. |
| 21:30Z | EF0 | KVAX | GA | Jeff Davis | Hazelhurst | A tornado was briefly reported on the ground near Hazelhurst. Significant damage was not reported. |
| 21:36Z | EF1 | KFFC | GA | Washington | Irwins Crossroads | A National Weather Service survey found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 105 mph and a maximum path width of 290 yards occurred in Washington County. The tornado touched down south of Tennille near the intersection of Highway 68 and Hazard Road where a large number of trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado moved east northeast along Old Savannah Road, snapping and downing numerous additional trees before dissipating. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #11, County #1/1, EF1, Washington, 2019:016]. |
| 21:43Z | EF0 | KFFC | GA | Macon | Marshallville | A National Weather Service survey found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 80 mph and a maximum path width of 300 yards touched down east of Marshallville along Juice Plant Road. A few trees were snapped along Juice Plant Road as the storm moved east northeast south of the roadway. A few trees were downed along Finch Lane where one tree fell across the corner of a home and several other trees were snapped in the tree line behind the home. The tornado crossed Camp John Hope Road downing several more trees before crossing Big Indian Creek into Southern Peach County. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #12, County #1/2, EF0, Macon, 2019:017]. |
| 21:45Z | EF2 | KEOX | AL | Barbour | Batesville | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Barbour County and determined that it was consistent with an EF2 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 115 mph.||A tornado touched down near Mary C Smith Road, just north of County Road 79. The initial damage was limited to trees being snapped and uprooted. The tornado tracked eastward and crossed County Road 79 and Reverend Crawford Road. Once again, there were numerous trees snapped and uprooted in these areas. The most significant damage occurred just east of Reverend Crawford Road, where all trees in a large area were completely mowed down. Additionally, a large wooden double power pole was also knocked down. At this point, the tornado turned slightly to the right, eventually lifting just east of Lee Clayton Road. Hundreds of additional trees were snapped and uprooted. |
| 21:47Z | EF0 | KFFC | GA | Peach | Myrtle | A National Weather Service survey found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 80 mph and a maximum path width of 300 yards crossed Big Indian Creek from Macon County in to Peach County west of Norwood Springs Road. The tornado moved east, crossing Norwood Springs Road where several trees were snapped and a metal outbuilding was damaged. Sheets of metal siding and roofing from this outbuilding were lifted into the tops of nearby trees. Along Clopine Lake Road, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted as the tornado crossed the road and a mobile home sustained damage to the roof and skirting. A metal outbuilding had one of its 3 south-facing doors blown off and thrown onto a nearby building. A 30 foot section of wooden fencing was snapped off at the base of the posts. The tornado continued a short distance east past Clopine Lake Road but dissipated before reaching Valley Drive. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #12, County #2/2, EF0, Peach, 2019:017]. |
| 21:55Z | EF1 | KCLX | GA | Washington | Heidrich | A National Weather Service survey found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 95 mph and a maximum path width of 85 yards touched down east of Harrison Davisboro Road along Heards Bridge Road in eastern Washington County. The short-lived tornado crossed Heards Bridge Road damaging a farm outbuilding. An older, reinforced concrete silo collapsed bringing down power lines and leaving concrete debris scattered across a field. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #13, County #1/1, EF1, Washington, 2019:018]. |
| 21:58Z | EF2 | KEOX | AL | Barbour | Eufaula Weedon Arpt | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Barbour County and determined that it was consistent with an EF2 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 130 mph.||A tornado touched down about 4 miles north of the city of Eufaula, near the end of Hidden Acres Road. At this initial point, several trees were knocked down and a few outbuildings were damaged. The tornado tracked east and crossed County Road 97, snapping or uprooting numerous trees. A few mobile homes suffered damaged, and a few homes suffered some roof damage. The tornado then entered the Weedon Field Airport complex. This is where the most extensive damage occurred. Numerous trees around the complex were snapped and uprooted. One home suffered damage, several metal structure buildings were completely destroyed, and several airplanes were damaged or destroyed, and the Eufaula ASOS was destroyed. The tornado continued eastward and weakened slightly after crossing US Highway 431. The tornado damaged a few buildings and uprooted trees along Roseland Drive. The tornado then crossed the Chattahoochee River and into Georgia. |
| 22:03Z | EF1 | KEOX | GA | Quitman | State Rd 27/county Rd 14 | A strong/cycling tornado crossed into Georgia along the Chattahoochee River, about 2-3 miles south of Lakepoint Resort State Park, causing considerable tree damage along State Hwy 39 in northern Quitman county. The tornado raced east with more trees snapped or uprooted along Hwy 27, just south of CR 10. Based on the surveyable damage (mainly trees), EF-0 to EF-1 damage was noted with max wind speeds estimated around 100 mph. The tornado appeared to briefly weaken near Hwy 27,|but quickly re-intensified as it crossed the Quitman/Stewart county line. |
| 22:10Z | EF2 | KEOX | GA | Stewart | Sanford | A National Weather Service survey found that an EF2 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 125 mph and a maximum path width of 860 yards moved into Stewart County from Quitman County along Bladen Creek west of Bethel Church Road. The tornado crossed mainly forested areas with numerous large trees snapped or uprooted. The tornado moved east crossing Foreman Branch and Hodchodkee Creek before reaching Wesley Chapel Road, downing numerous trees along its path. As the tornado approached the intersection of John Logan Road and Philadelphia Road, it reached EF2 intensity destroying multiple large metal-framed barns and moving several large pieces of farming equipment, including a cotton picker. In addition, a single-family home had its entire roof and most exterior walls pulled apart. Inside, a family of two with 3 dogs survived the tornado in their hallway with no major injuries reported. Just east of John Logan Road, several campers were flipped over and destroyed. There were no reports of injuries with the campers. The tornado continued moving east crossing Highway 27 uprooting or snapping numerous trees. To the east, along County Road 145, hundreds of large trees were uprooted or snapped. As the tornado continued eastward, it began to weaken but still damaged numerous trees between County Road 148 and Goodwins |Pond Road as it approached the Webster County line. [03/03/19: Tornado #14, County #1/2, EF2, Stewart, 2019:019]. |
| 22:22Z | EF0 | KJAX | GA | Wayne | Jesup | Storm survey by EM reported three homes with minor roof damage, several more shelters with damage and at least 20 trees blown down and/or twisted and broken. Video also posted on social media of vortex. |
| 22:28Z | EF0 | KEVX | FL | Walton | Mossy Head | An EF-0 tornado touched down on Eglin AFB property in Walton County. The tornado produced scattered tree damage before exiting the base near Pleasant Ridge Road. The tornado continued northeast, crossing I-10 just west of the U.S. 331 exit, and then dissipating just southwest of Defuniak Springs. Damage was primarily confined to trees. |
| 22:30Z | EF0 | KEOX | GA | Webster | Weston | A National Weather Service survey found that the EF2 tornado that moved across Stewart County weakened to EF0 by the time it moved into Webster County along the Ichawaynochaway Creek west of Highway 41. The tornado moved only a short distance into the county before dissipating near the intersection of Highway 41 and Goodwin Cutoff Road. Despite weakening, the tornado still managed to snap large tree branches and overturn a large agricultural irrigation system around this intersection. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #14, County #2/2, EF0, WSebster, 2019:019]. |
| 22:39Z | EF0 | KEOX | AL | Henry | Shorterville | The tornado touched down in Henry County Alabama in an area just south of Shorterville on Henry County Route 47 between Bennett Mill Creek and Route 188. There were several softwood trees uprooted in this area. The tornado proceeded northeast across the Chattahoochee River into Clay County Georgia. The damage in Clay County Georgia began on Route 39/ Washington Street near the intersection of Blakely and Blufton Highways. There were several softwood trees uprooted in this area, as well as some roofing material removed from the roadway. Additional softwood trees were uprooted at several points between the aforementioned intersection to a point just north of Route 37/ Edison Highway along Wesely Chapel Road. In addition, Center Line Irrigation was also downed near the previously mentioned location. |
| 22:44Z | EF2 | KCAE | GA | Columbia | Evans | Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were uprooted and snapped along the path of the tornado. Extensive damage occurred to a home along Magnolia Lane. This included roof damage, damage to windows, a garage door and two vehicles. As the tornado continued to the NE, it produced damage in the Summerhill Neighborhood. Significant |damage occurred to a wooden fence and a small shed. One home lost a significant amount of siding on one side and other homes had damage to shingled roofs and fascia board. Additionally, two air conditioning compressor units were damaged and overturned. The tornado then crossed William Few Pkwy and produced extensive tree damage in the Knob Hill Neighborhood, especially near the playground. |
| 22:45Z | EF0 | KEOX | GA | Clay | Fort Gaines | The tornado touched down in Henry County Alabama in an area just south of Shorterville on Henry County Route 47 between Bennett Mill Creek and Route 188. There were several softwood trees uprooted in this area. The tornado proceeded northeast across the Chattahoochee River into Clay County Georgia. The damage in Clay County Georgia began on Route 39/ Washington Street near the intersection of Blakely and Blufton Highways. There were several softwood trees uprooted in this area, as well as some roofing material removed from the roadway. Additional softwood trees were uprooted at several points between the aforementioned intersection to a point just north of Route 37/ Edison Highway along Wesely Chapel Road. In addition, Center Line Irrigation was also downed near the previously mentioned location. Damage cost was estimated. |
| 22:51Z | EF1 | KEOX | AL | Geneva | Slocomb | The tornado touched down about 3.5 miles south of Slocomb, AL and proceeded east northeast and impacted multiple single family homes and a few manufactured homes. |Most of the damage was roof damage, but a few manufactured homes were shifted off their anchor points. The most significant damage happened about a half of a mile northwest of the intersection of Mozell Rd and Cotton Box Rd. At this location the tornado passed over a single family home and the 110 mile per hour winds estimated at this location gained entry into the garage and removed the entire garage roof and some parts of the roof over the house. Immediately behind the house and along the path of the tornado a manufactured home was lifted off its anchor points and rotated about 10 to 15 feet from its original location. The damage at these locations was consistent with a high end EF-1 tornado and winds were estimated to be around 110 mph at this point. The tornado continued to move east from its strongest point and eventually crossed the|intersection of Grant Rd. and County Rd 103 where EF-1 damage was found to manufactured homes and single family homes. The tornado then crossed Old Chipley Rd where it impacted a barn with EF-1 damage. Finally the tornado moved just east-southeast and appeared to have lifted just east of County Rd 49 after causing low end EF-1 damage to some larger trees. Damage cost was estimated. |
| 22:53Z | EF2 | KCAE | SC | Edgefield | Morgana | Extensive tree damage occurred along the track of the tornado which paralleled Woodlawn Rd to Briggs Rd and then across Sweetwater Rd. Trees all along the path were either uprooted or snapped. The tornado touched down near the intersection |of Woodlawn Rd and Reedy Branch Rd. The tornado continued to the ENE along Woodlawn Rd. At the intersection of Woodlawn Rd and Highway 230 there was damage to a convenience store. A couple of the gas pumps were blown over and there was |damage to the gas station awning. The tornado continued ENE producing extensive tree damage and just east of the intersection of Briggs Rd and Sweetwater Rd. |The most extensive damage to structures occurred near the Morgana Community along Woodlawn Rd. Several structures were impacted by fallen trees and large branches. Several homes had damage to roof including shingles, fascia and trim. A tree fell across a pick-up truck crushing the truck bed. Numerous power lines were downed along Woodlawn Rd, Highway 230 and Briggs Rd. |
| 23:03Z | EF0 | KCLX | SC | Orangeburg | Branchville | An EF-0 tornado touched down in Orangeburg Co near the Bamberg Co line just west of the end of South River Rd. The tornado occurred in a difficult to access location along the South Fork of the Edisto River, uprooting and snapping multiple hardwood trees near a residence. |
| 23:30Z | EF1 | KCAE | SC | Aiken | Monetta | Further examination of the March 3, 2019 severe weather event revealed an additional tornado in northwestern Aiken County. The combination of a TDS present on radar, and convergence noted in the original damage survey, led to this conclusion. The tornado began just east of US1, snapping hardwoods and uprooting pine trees as it quickly moved northeastward. It did minor roof damage to a home before quickly dissipating east of Centipede Road. |
| 23:33Z | EF1 | KEVX | FL | Washington | Sunny Hills | An EF-1 tornado touched down about 5 miles to the west of Alford, FL in Washington County. It proceeded northeast with multiple structures damaged throughout Washington County, mostly uplift of tin roofing material. Many freshly snapped trees were also seen in Washington County. At one residence, all of the tin roofing material was thrown across the street into the neighbors yard as all as a completely shredded trampoline, a dog pin that was 100 feet to the northeast and a collapsed garage door. The highest degree of damage was at a house near the county border with Jackson County where much of the tin was ripped from the roof, a small barn tumbled about 50 feet to the northeast as well as a metal canopy moving about 75 feet to the northeast. The tornado continued to move into Jackson County, FL and lifting about 1.5 miles north of Alford, FL. In Jackson County, the main damage was also to the tin roofing material with at least one double wide seeing all of the wood, shingles and tin removed from a quarter of the house. At another residence, a small outbuilding was lifted, flipped over and landed up against the house, completely destroyed. A few snapped and uprooted trees were also noted in Jackson county. Damage cost was estimated. |
| 23:37Z | EF1 | KEVX | FL | Jackson | Alford | This is a continuation of the EF1 tornado from Washington county. In Jackson County, the main damage was also to the tin roofing material with at least one double wide seeing all of the wood, shingles and tin removed from a quarter of the house. At another residence, a small outbuilding was lifted, flipped over and landed up against the house, completely destroyed. A few snapped and uprooted trees were also noted in Jackson county. Damage cost was estimated. |
| 23:53Z | EF1 | KCAE | SC | Lexington | Gilbert | A tornado touched down near Blackthorn Dr and Two Notch Rd southeast of Gilbert, then tracked in a general ENE direction for approximately 11 miles, crossing I-20 between mile markers 48-49, then moving across Longs Pond Rd, Muddy Springs|Rd, S Lake Dr and Emanuel Church Rd, before dissipating near Kitti Wake Dr near Red Bank. The tornado snapped and uprooted numerous hardwood and softwood trees, causing damage to support columns at Red Bank Baptist Church, and resulted in roof and property damage to several homes. |
| 23:58Z | EF1 | KCLX | GA | Liberty | Retreat | A National Weather Service storm damage survey team confirmed an EF-1 tornado in Liberty County. The tornado first touched down near Highway 17, about 1.2 miles west of Interstate 95 and mile marker 69. The tornado then moved east-northeast across Interstate 95, where it snapped and uprooted dozens of hard and softwood trees. The debris was thrown across Interstate 95, and one truck and one motorcycle reportedly hit the debris on the interstate. The motorcyclist was injured, but the extent of their injuries was unknown. From Interstate 95, the tornado continued east-northeast to Old Darien Road, which runs parallel and just east of Interstate 95. The region between Interstate 95 and Darien Road appeared to be where the most extensive damage occurred. It was estimated that well over 100 trees were snapped and/or uprooted in this area. A camper trailer was also flipped and rolled approximately 20 to 30 feet. There was a single family home near the flipped trailer that sustained very minor shingle damage to its roof. Beyond this point, the tornado continued east-northeast and moved across mainly uninhabited marsh. In this area, the tornado appeared to be only periodically on the ground as it moved for nearly an additional 6 miles. The end point of the tornado was along Islands Highway, just north of Kings Road in the Half Moon area. There were several snapped and uprooted trees along and near Islands Highway. |
| 00:02Z | EF1 | KTLH | GA | Miller | Boykin | An EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 100 mph initially touched down west of US-27 in Miller County near Brinson Road. Damage west of US-27 included a center pivot irrigation system overturned. One home in the area was blown off cinder blocks.|Another home had roof damage where a corner of the roof was peeled off. A portion of the wall of this home was blown out. The tornado crossed US-27 and east of the highway destroyed a small modular home. This home had tie-downs to a cinder block|foundation. The home was blown 60 ft to the south and destroyed. The occupant suffered serious injuries. As the tornado continued moving eastward, several trees were snapped or uprooted, with another pivot irrigation system overturned. The tornado lifted before Babcock Lake Road. Damage cost was estimated. |
| 00:13Z | EF1 | KCAE | SC | Lexington | Lexington | A tornado touched down near Industrial Blvd in Lexington, then tracked to the east for approximately 1.9 miles, crossing S Lake Dr, Glassmaster Rd, I-20 and Two Notch Rd, before dissipating near Shirway Rd. The tornado produced damage to several|businesses along the path. There was damage to an awning at the Shell gas station on South Lake Drive at Glassmaster Rd. The roof was blown of the porch of a seafood restaurant. There were about 8 recreational vehicles that were overturned at a business along Glassmaster Rd., with several of them moving nearly 50 yards. Two|other large trailers were overturned at another business along Glassmaster Rd. Some minor roof damage occurred to homes near Shirway Rd and Dusty Ct. Many hardwood and softwood trees were also snapped or uprooted along the path of the tornado. |
| 00:13Z | EF1 | KCAE | SC | Richland | St Andrews | A tornado touched down near the Saluda River just south of the I-26 and I-126 interchange, north of Riverbanks Zoo. The tornado then tracked to the east for approximately 1.5 miles, crossing I-126, Janice Dr, Betsy Dr, Saluda River Rd, Timothy Dr, Moore Hopkins Ln, and Greystone Blvd, before dissipating near W Shawnee Rd. The |tornado produced significant damage along its path, snapping and uprooting a significant amount of hardwood and softwood trees. Many of the trees fell onto vehicles and homes. Major stuctural damage occurred to several of the homes along the path due to the fallen trees. Additional straight line wind damage occurred east|of the tornado to near Bull St. |
| 00:18Z | EF1 | KTLH | GA | Decatur | Bethany | An EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 90 mph initially touched down southwest of Bainbridge along GA-253, or Spring Creek Road. Damage in the area was mainly limited to large pines snapped. A tree fell on a home along the road. The tornado lifted before reaching the Flint River with straight-line wind damage observed south of Bainbridge. Damage cost was estimated. |
| 00:33Z | EF1 | KCAE | SC | Richland | Weddell | Fort Jackson personnel surveyed damage on the base and provided the National Weather Service with detailed damage photos which are consistent with a tornado. The tornado uprooted and snapped multiple pine trees in the vicinity of Park Rd near|Gills Creek. The tornado touched down about half a mile southeast of the intersection of Percival Rd and Alpine Rd. The tornado path length was approximately 0.6 miles with a width of about 200 yards. |
| 00:41Z | EF1 | KTLH | FL | Gadsden | Greensboro | This EF-1 tornado touched down just west of Pat Thomas Highway, FL Route 267, and just north of Cox Lane. The tornado flipped a single-wide mobile home upside down. On the opposite side of the highway, a couple of large pine trees snapped, one of which crashed through the roof of a home narrowly crushing a couple that were in bed at the time. Fortunately, no one was injured. The tornado continued east southeast roughly paralleling the CSX tracks. An aerial survey showed trees snapped along the route. Ground surveys showed damage to homes along Jim Williams road. The tornado reached its greatest strength at this point, snapping a few small utility poles, removing about half the roof of one home and damaging a couple of others. The tornado lifted just beyond the end of this road. Damage cost was estimated. |
| 00:45Z | EF1 | KVAX | GA | Tift | Omega | An EF-1 tornado briefly touched down at the edge of a farm damaging snapping and uprooting trees along the path. Some were peach trees. When the tornado crossed Urbana Road, it blew out part of the foundation of a large garage causing the associated wall to bow outward. There was significant shingle damage to the|roof of this building. A bit further from the road, the tornado moved a large trailer, filled with air conditioning units and estimated to weigh 7000 lb in total, about 3 feet. The metal roof of the structure sheltering this and other vehicles was partially uplifted. The tornado lifted just beyond the edge of the property line. Damage cost was estimated. |
| 00:54Z | EF2 | KTLH | GA | Grady | Cairo | An EF-2 tornado, with maximum winds of 120 mph, tracked 2.7 miles across Grady County in the Cairo area. The tornado touched down on Monrovia Nursery, downing 100s of potted plants and numerous trees in the forest. The tornado continued to track|northeastward, downing numerous trees, many of which fell on homes causing structural damage. In one of the harder hit areas, the roof was torn off of a single family home and a carport was destroyed. The tornado eventually lifted northeast of Hwy 84. Two injuries were sustained from the storm. Damage cost was estimated. |
| 01:06Z | EF0 | KTLH | FL | Wakulla | Smith Creek | An EF-0 tornado touched down in the Apalachicola National Forest in far western Wakulla County producing a TDS on the TLH radar. Aerial survey confirmed that damaged was isolated to a few trees. The tornado did flip a small shed-sized metal canopy on Revadee Spears Road. There was some minor damage to a commercial sign on U.S. Route 319 just north of Linzy Store Road. Across the highway, a lone tree was snapped on the south end of the Walmart parking lot. No damage was found any further east. Damage cost was estimated. |
| 01:18Z | EF3 | KTLH | FL | Leon | Baum | A EF-3 tornado, with maximum winds of 140 mph, that tracked 6.5 miles across far Eastern Leon County and into extreme Western Jefferson County. This tornado initially touched down near the intersection of US-90 and Crump Road in eastern Leon County.|Damage in this area was limited primarily to snapped trees. The tornado intensified after moving east of US-90 and destroyed an outbuilding on Wadesboro Rd just west of Baum Road. After crossing Baum Road, the tornado reached peak intensity in the vicinity of Steeds Run. In this area two homes were destroyed. Damage with both homes was consistent with a low-end EF-3 tornado. All exterior walls were collapsed and some of the debris was blown well off the foundation. Additionally, cars located near a home were lofted and moved from a parked position in front of the home. Maximum winds in this area were estimated at 140 mph. The tornado continued moving east and began to weaken. Even so, damage in far Eastern Leon County on Jefferson Rd South near Driftwood Circle was still significant with multiple power poles snapped and numerous trees snapped or uprooted. The tornado continued moving east and crossed into Jefferson County near Tradition Way. Numerous pine trees in this area were snapped between 6 and 10 feet above the ground.||From a historical perspective, this is the second tornado rated F3 or EF3 in Leon County since 1945. Accordingly, this makes the March 3rd tornado the 2nd strongest tornado to affect Leon County since 1945. Damage cost was estimated. |
| 01:24Z | EF2 | KTLH | FL | Jefferson | Lloyd | This is a continuation of the Leon county tornado. The Jefferson county portion of this tornado was rated EF2 due to significant tree damage in the area. The tornado continued moving east and crossed into Jefferson County near Tradition Way. Numerous pine trees in this area were snapped between 6 and 10 feet above the ground. |
| 01:42Z | EF0 | KTLH | FL | Wakulla | Newport | Scattered trees were blown down with a dual-pol tornadic debris signature on radar. This is a rural area with no other damage reported. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).