Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF2
-- Length 13.27 Miles
-- Width 895 Yards
State GEORGIA
County/Area WILKINSON
WFO FFC
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2007-03-01 22:40 EST-5
Begin Location 5WSW NICKELSVILLE
Begin Lat/Lon 32.6551/-83.1514
End Date 2007-03-01 22:53 EST-5
End Location 9NE NICKELSVILLE
End Lat/Lon 32.772/-82.9706
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 30.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative A major, negatively tilted and closed upper trough rotated through the mid-south and southeast U.S. on March 1st. A 150kt jet was located over the region at 250mb with a strong 50kt low-level jet from central Alabama into central Tennessee. A wedge of cool air was present over much of north central and northeast Georgia. Rain, which spread over this area early in the day, helped enhance the wedge of cool air. Little to no severe weather was noted north of the wedge boundary across north Georgia where the air mass remained relatively cool and stable. Meanwhile...a warm, humid air mass was present across much of central and south Georgia where dewpoints had risen well into the 60s during the afternoon. The strong upper dynamics present over this region combined with the instability just south of the wedge provided a very favorable environment for long lived, strong tornadoes. A total of 14 tornadoes affecting 17 counties tracked across central and east central Georgia and within the Peachtree City, Georgia county warning area during the late afternoon and evening hours of March 1st. This was the second greatest number of tornadoes recorded to have occurred in the Peachtree City, Georgia forecast area within a 24-hour period, second only to the 16 tornadoes, affecting 18 counties, associated with Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. The March 1st tornadoes spanned an area from Stewart county in the far southwest part of the county warning area to Warren county in the far east central portion of the county warning area. The first tornado touched down in Stewart county at 4:11 pm EST and the last tornado lifted in Marion county at 10:55 pm EST. By far the hardest hit county was Sumter county, and especially the city of Americus, where hundreds of homes and business, including the regional hospital, were heavily damaged or destroyed. Additional tornadoes were reported further south in Tallahassee and Jacksonville's, Florida's forecast areas. Federal disaster assistance had been approved for 1,836 households across the state for a total of $14.2 million. Another $5.8 million had been approved for public assistance of debris removal and to repair infrastructure. The Small Business Association also approved $7 million in disaster assistance loans. Overall damages, however, are estimated to be several hundred million. Substantial rainfall fell across much of the state, but rainfall amounts of three to five inches were common across central and east central areas. The heaviest rainfall fell in the Hancock, Putnam, and Baldwin county areas, where some spots received in excess of six inches of rain. Some flooding was reported in these areas.
Event Narrative A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia concluded that an EF2 tornado had touched down in southwest Wilkinson county about 4.5 miles west-southwest of Nicklesville and tracked over 13 miles to a point nine miles northeast of Nicklesville. The maximum path width was 1/2 mile. The tornado traveled through a mostly rural area. Damage was confined mainly to trees and power lines. Most of the damage was focused along Georgia Highway 112. One home sustained minor to moderate damage.


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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: 3 28 142.816M 0.00K
LILBURN GWINNETT CO. GA 03/01/2007 07:00 EST-5 Lightning 0 0 150.00K 0.00K
WALESKA CHEROKEE CO. GA 03/01/2007 07:01 EST-5 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ADAIRSVILLE BARTOW CO. GA 03/01/2007 07:20 EST-5 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LUMPKIN STEWART CO. GA 03/01/2007 15:55 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 1.00K 0.00K
DEVEREUX HANCOCK CO. GA 03/01/2007 16:00 EST-5 Flood 0 0 300.00K 0.00K
PRESTON WEBSTER CO. GA 03/01/2007 16:07 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 3.00K 0.00K
RICHLAND STEWART CO. GA 03/01/2007 16:11 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 400.00K 0.00K
CUSSETA CHATTAHOOCHEE CO. GA 03/01/2007 16:37 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 3.00K 0.00K
RUPERT TAYLOR CO. GA 03/01/2007 17:18 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 25.00K 0.00K
POTTERVILLE TAYLOR CO. GA 03/01/2007 17:29 EST-5 Tornado EF2 1 4 500.00K 0.00K
KNOXVILLE CRAWFORD CO. GA 03/01/2007 17:34 EST-5 Tornado EF3 0 9 500.00K 0.00K
FT VLY PEACH CO. GA 03/01/2007 17:40 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 48 kts. EG 0 0 1.00K 0.00K
LIZELLA BIBB CO. GA 03/01/2007 17:43 EST-5 Tornado EF3 0 0 25.00K 0.00K
HORNS CRAWFORD CO. GA 03/01/2007 17:49 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
PAYNE CITY BIBB CO. GA 03/01/2007 17:51 EST-5 Tornado EF0 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
GRISWOLDVILLE JONES CO. GA 03/01/2007 18:30 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 500.00K 0.00K
BIBB CITY MUSCOGEE CO. GA 03/01/2007 18:31 EST-5 Tornado EF2 0 1 28.000M 0.00K
ELLERSLIE HARRIS CO. GA 03/01/2007 18:40 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 45 kts. EG 0 0 1.00K 0.00K
HADDOCK JONES CO. GA 03/01/2007 18:44 EST-5 Tornado EF0 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
TALBOTTON TALBOT CO. GA 03/01/2007 19:00 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
MILLEDGEVILLE BALDWIN CO. GA 03/01/2007 19:08 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
PO BIDDY XRDS TALBOT CO. GA 03/01/2007 19:11 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
ELKO HOUSTON CO. GA 03/01/2007 19:28 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DEVEREUX HANCOCK CO. GA 03/01/2007 19:31 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
YATESVILLE UPSON CO. GA 03/01/2007 19:37 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 3.00K 0.00K
FORSYTH MONROE CO. GA 03/01/2007 19:54 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 3.00K 0.00K
WARRENTON WARREN CO. GA 03/01/2007 20:08 EST-5 Tornado EF2 0 3 700.00K 0.00K
WESTON WEBSTER CO. GA 03/01/2007 21:00 EST-5 Tornado EF3 0 3 1.000M 0.00K
PLAINS SUMTER CO. GA 03/01/2007 21:07 EST-5 Tornado EF3 2 8 110.000M 0.00K
LA CROSSE SCHLEY CO. GA 03/01/2007 21:20 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
OGLETHORPE MACON CO. GA 03/01/2007 21:36 EST-5 Tornado EF3 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
TARVERSVILLE TWIGGS CO. GA 03/01/2007 22:18 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
CARY BLECKLEY CO. GA 03/01/2007 22:30 EST-5 Tornado EF0 0 0 250.00K 0.00K
NICKELSVILLE WILKINSON CO. GA 03/01/2007 22:40 EST-5 Tornado EF2 0 0 30.00K 0.00K
DUBLIN LAURENS CO. GA 03/01/2007 22:44 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
OAKLAND MARION CO. GA 03/01/2007 22:52 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 25.00K 0.00K
EATONTON PUTNAM CO. GA 03/01/2007 22:54 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
WRIGHTSVILLE JOHNSON CO. GA 03/01/2007 22:56 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
FT VLY PEACH CO. GA 03/01/2007 23:30 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 45 kts. EG 0 0 25.00K 0.00K
Totals: 3 28 142.816M 0.00K