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Event Details:
Event | Tornado |
-- Scale | EF1 |
-- Length | 2.66 Miles |
-- Width | 150 Yards |
State | GEORGIA |
County/Area | EFFINGHAM |
WFO | CHS |
Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
NCEI Data Source | CSV |
Begin Date | 2020-09-17 01:54 EST-5 |
Begin Location | 2W BLANFORD |
Begin Lat/Lon | 32.2805/-81.3024 |
End Date | 2020-09-17 02:02 EST-5 |
End Location | 2W RAHN |
End Lat/Lon | 32.318/-81.3126 |
Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
Property Damage | |
Crop Damage | 0.00K |
Episode Narrative | Tropical Cyclone Sally made landfall along the northeast Gulf Coast and began to track inland into the Southeast region in the early morning hours. Scattered to numerous embedded thunderstorms developed and moved through portions of southeast Georgia, with some producing damaging wind gusts and even a brief tornado. |
Event Narrative | A National Weather Service storm survey team determined that a EF-1 tornado impacted an area near Blandford in Effingham County. The survey included both ground and aerial observations. The tornado began near the intersection of Low Ground Road and Burnt Tree Drive. Some trees were snapped and uprooted in this area, along with some minor damage to the skirting of a few mobile homes. The tornado continued north-northeastward across a wooded and marshy region, where it snapped and uprooted several trees. As it crossed Little McCall Road, it snapped and uprooted several large trees over the properties of six homes along the road. None of these six homes sustained any significant structure damage. The tornado then moved into the small community of Cypress Cove, where it removed siding and some roof shingles to approximately 18 homes in that community. The tornado reached its maximum intensity, with winds around 100 mph, as it crossed Little McCall Road and into the southern portion o the Cypress Grove community. The tornado quickly dissipated as it crossed the northern part of Cypress Cove, ending near Ralph Rahn Road. |
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 |
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Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
BLANFORD | EFFINGHAM CO. | GA | 09/17/2020 | 01:54 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
SHAWNEE | EFFINGHAM CO. | GA | 09/17/2020 | 02:20 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |