Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF2
-- Length 5.94 Miles
-- Width 250 Yards
State GEORGIA
County/Area GRADY
WFO TAE
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2009-02-19 00:50 EST-5
Begin Location 4ENE PRINCES STILL
Begin Lat/Lon 30.8043/-84.182
End Date 2009-02-19 00:55 EST-5
End Location 3SSE PINE PARK
End Lat/Lon 30.8124/-84.0823
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 1.00M
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative Just after midnight on the 19th, a long track supercell thunderstorm spawned an EF-2 tornado south of Cairo in Grady County. The tornado raced to the east into Thomas County, causing EF-2 damage just south of Thomasville. A second tornado developed and produced EF-3 damage near Boston.
Event Narrative A tornado touched down near Rawls and Lewis Roads just west of Georgia Highway 93. Damage along Rawls Road was limited to uprooted or snapped trees. One horse trailer was tipped over. The tornado continued eastward and moved a double wide modular home off its foundation on the west side of Holstein Lane. On the east side of Holstein Lane, a large cinder-block building was severely damaged, with the top level of the structure destroyed and lower west- and south-side facing walls collapsed. Three large grain silos south of the building were damaged or destroyed, and two large barns 50 yards to the east were destroyed. The tornado crossed Georgia Highway 93 just north of Lewis Road and plowed through a pine forest along the north side of Lower Cairo Road. Before crossing into Thomas County, over 95 percent of the trees near Plantation Drive adjacent to Lower Cairo Road were snapped. According to the Grady County Emergency Management Agency, a total of 15 homes were damaged, with about 300 residents without power.


    

Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 11.100M 0.00K
PRINCES STILL GRADY CO. GA 02/19/2009 00:50 EST-5 Tornado EF2 0 0 1.000M 0.00K
HOMESTEAD PARK THOMAS CO. GA 02/19/2009 00:55 EST-5 Tornado EF2 0 0 10.000M 0.00K
EASON THOMAS CO. GA 02/19/2009 01:20 EST-5 Tornado EF3 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 11.100M 0.00K