Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF2
-- Length 12.83 Miles
-- Width 750 Yards
State GEORGIA
County/Area HARRIS
WFO FFC
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2019-03-03 15:40 EST-5
Begin Location 1E FORTSON
Begin Lat/Lon 32.6012/-84.9076
End Date 2019-03-03 15:53 EST-5
End Location 2NE RIDGEWAY
End Lat/Lon 32.6482/-84.6943
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 500.00K
Crop Damage
Episode Narrative A powerful storm system moved across the mid-south and southeast United States producing widespread severe weather and numerous tornadoes. In middle Georgia, significant damage from fourteen separate tornadoes was observed. Thousands of trees were snapped or uprooted and numerous homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. Across central Georgia, incredibly, no deaths were reported, with only around a dozen minor injuries.
Event Narrative 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].


    

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 1 5.166M 0.00K
LEE POPE CRAWFORD CO. GA 03/03/2019 15:15 EST-5 Tornado EF2 0 1 100.00K 0.00K
TAYLORS MILL PEACH CO. GA 03/03/2019 15:19 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
SANDY POINT CRAWFORD CO. GA 03/03/2019 15:25 EST-5 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 76.00K 0.00K
DOUBLE CHURCHES MUSCOGEE CO. GA 03/03/2019 15:29 EST-5 Tornado EF3 0 0 500.00K 0.00K
SKIPPERTON BIBB CO. GA 03/03/2019 15:30 EST-5 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 2.000M 0.00K
BLOOMFIELD BIBB CO. GA 03/03/2019 15:36 EST-5 Tornado EF0 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
FORTSON HARRIS CO. GA 03/03/2019 15:40 EST-5 Tornado EF2 0 0 500.00K 0.00K
HUBER TWIGGS CO. GA 03/03/2019 15:42 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
HAMILTON HARRIS CO. GA 03/03/2019 15:43 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 25.00K 0.00K
PAYNE CITY BIBB CO. GA 03/03/2019 15:44 EST-5 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 20.00K 0.00K
BAUGHVILLE TALBOT CO. GA 03/03/2019 15:53 EST-5 Tornado EF3 0 0 750.00K 0.00K
WORKMORE TELFAIR CO. GA 03/03/2019 16:05 EST-5 Tornado EF0 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
WORKMORE TELFAIR CO. GA 03/03/2019 16:09 EST-5 Tornado EF0 0 0 30.00K 0.00K
MC RAE TLFR WHLR ARP WILKINSON CO. GA 03/03/2019 16:18 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 45.00K 0.00K
RUPERT TAYLOR CO. GA 03/03/2019 16:18 EST-5 Tornado EF0 0 0 25.00K 0.00K
SMITHS XRDS HARRIS CO. GA 03/03/2019 16:19 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 150.00K 0.00K
OCONEE WASHINGTON CO. GA 03/03/2019 16:24 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
IRWINS CROSSROADS WASHINGTON CO. GA 03/03/2019 16:36 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 35.00K 0.00K
MARSHALLVILLE MACON CO. GA 03/03/2019 16:43 EST-5 Tornado EF0 0 0 45.00K 0.00K
MYRTLE PEACH CO. GA 03/03/2019 16:47 EST-5 Tornado EF0 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
HEIDRICH WASHINGTON CO. GA 03/03/2019 16:55 EST-5 Tornado EF1 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
SANFORD STEWART CO. GA 03/03/2019 17:10 EST-5 Tornado EF2 0 0 400.00K 0.00K
WESTON WEBSTER CO. GA 03/03/2019 17:30 EST-5 Tornado EF0 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 1 5.166M 0.00K