It was Georgia’s third deadliest tornado outbreak in history when a line of thunderstorms unleashed tornadoes across the state and narrowly missing Jacksonville. On Jan. 22, 2017, a severe line of storms swept through Adel and Albany, taking 16 lives, wiping out homes and destroying lives, making it the deadliest tornado outbreak in the southern…
Adel Tornado: Looking Back Two Years Later
ADEL, Ga. (WTXL) — 3:29am ET. Near Barney, a small town in Brooks County: A tornado touches down. It quickly grows in intensity and travels northeast, snapping trees and damaging buildings in it’s path. It’s next target: Sunshine Acres Trailer Park in Cook County, Georgia. During the pre-dawn hours on January 22nd, 2017 the EF-3…