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Event Details:
Event | Tornado |
-- Scale | EF0 |
-- Length | 3.27 Miles |
-- Width | 25 Yards |
State | GEORGIA |
County/Area | DECATUR |
WFO | TAE |
Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
NCEI Data Source | CSV |
Begin Date | 2012-03-03 08:30 EST-5 |
Begin Location | 2SW VADA |
Begin Lat/Lon | 31.05/-84.43 |
End Date | 2012-03-03 08:35 EST-5 |
End Location | 2E VADA |
End Lat/Lon | 31.07/-84.38 |
Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
Property Damage | 35.00K |
Crop Damage | 0.00K |
Episode Narrative | Several subtle upper level shortwaves affected the area during a three day period between March 1-3 as a broad long-wave upper level trough located west of the area slowly progressed eastward. Subtle surface boundaries were also in the area with a relatively warm, moist and unstable airmass in place. Instability values approached 2000 j/kg with low level shear around 30 knots and deep layer shear around 50 knots. Several tornadoes occurred in the National Weather Service Tallahassee forecast area with numerous instances of straight line wind damage, heavy rain, and localized flooding as well. |
Event Narrative | An NWS Storm Survey confirmed that an EF0 tornado touched down near Vada Road and moved northeastward with intermittent damage before lifting about 5 minutes later. An attached garage of a home was destroyed along with a farm equipment shed. A car was also flipped. Maximum winds were estimated around 80 mph. Monetary damage was estimated. |
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.All events for this episode:
Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals: | 0 | 0 | 876.50K | 100.00K | |||||||
NICHOLASVILLE | EARLY CO. | GA | 03/02/2012 | 21:06 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
BERLIN | COLQUITT CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 06:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
(VAD)MOODY AFB | LOWNDES CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
ALAPAHA | BERRIEN CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
ATTAPULGUS | DECATUR CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
BETHANY | DECATUR CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
CEDAR SPRINGS | EARLY CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
CENTER HILL | COLQUITT CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
CRESTWOOD | DOUGHERTY CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
DAWESVILLE | THOMAS CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
DRAKES STILL | SEMINOLE CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
ELPINO | GRADY CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
EXCELSIOR | TIFT CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
HAHIRA | LOWNDES CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
HOGGARD MILL | BAKER CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
I-75 AT EXIT 22 | LOWNDES CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
I-75 AT EXIT 22 | LOWNDES CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
I-75 AT EXIT 29 | LOWNDES CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
I-75 AT EXIT 5 | LOWNDES CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
IRWINVILLE ARPT | IRWIN CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
ISABELLA | WORTH CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
KINDERLOU | LOWNDES CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
KINDERLOU | LOWNDES CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
MIMSVILLE | BAKER CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
MOULTRIE | COLQUITT CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
NEWARK | THOMAS CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
OAK HILL | CALHOUN CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
TIFTON | TIFT CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
TY TY | TIFT CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
FIVE FORKS | THOMAS CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:15 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
JETERVILLE | MILLER CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 07:15 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
TIFTON | TIFT CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 08:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
MAYHAW | MILLER CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 08:15 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
KINDERLOU | LOWNDES CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 08:30 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
VADA | DECATUR CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 08:30 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 35.00K | 0.00K |
VADA | DECATUR CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 08:36 | EST-5 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
HOGGARD MILL | BAKER CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 08:39 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 4.00K | 0.00K |
BRANCHVILLE | MITCHELL CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 08:40 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 4.00K | 0.00K |
PELHAM | MITCHELL CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 08:55 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
HOMESTEAD PARK | THOMAS CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 09:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
OCILLA | IRWIN CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 09:25 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
BOSTON | THOMAS CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 10:44 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
MORVEN | BROOKS CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 11:18 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.50K | 0.00K |
(VAD)MOODY AFB | LOWNDES CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 11:40 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 4.00K | 0.00K |
BARRETTS | LOWNDES CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 12:48 | EST-5 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
BARRETTS | LOWNDES CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 12:55 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
BARRETTS | LOWNDES CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 12:56 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 250.00K | 100.00K |
TEETERVILLE | LANIER CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 13:00 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 500.00K | 0.00K |
(VAD)MOODY AFB | LOWNDES CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 13:40 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
(VLD)VALDOSTA REGIONAL A... | LOWNDES CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 14:00 | EST-5 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
HOMESTEAD PARK | THOMAS CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 14:00 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K | |
PASCO | THOMAS CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 14:00 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
I-75 AT EXIT 29 | LOWNDES CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 14:25 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
REMERTON | LOWNDES CO. | GA | 03/03/2012 | 14:28 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
FENDER | TIFT CO. | GA | 03/06/2012 | 02:30 | EST-5 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K | |
Totals: | 0 | 0 | 876.50K | 100.00K |