DAWSON, Ga. (WALB) – Some people in Terrell County are still picking up the pieces after the National Weather Service (NWS) believes an EF-1 tornado hit parts of the county Saturday, according to the preliminary investigation. WALB News 10 was told that the damages happened on Doverel Highway and Herod Dover Road in Dawson, according…
More than 1,700 homes damaged, 70 destroyed in Coweta County by EF-4 tornado
NEWNAN, Ga. – Officials are giving a better assessment of the damage left behind by a powerful EF-4 tornado that tore through Coweta County during the early morning hours of March 26. Cleanup efforts have been ongoing since the mile-wide tornado packing winds speeds of 170 mph cut through the county. Monday, Coweta County officials…
Track of terror: Along the path of the Newnan tornado
The track of the destructive tornado that struck 3 counties near and after midnight March 25 and 26. Radar track provided by the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service office in Peachtree City conducted a detailed aerial and ground investigation of the aftermath of the powerful tornado that dealt Newnan and Coweta County a…
Tornado Survivor: Man hides in tub with dogs while tornado destroys home in Newnan
NEWNAN, Ga. — Alabama made headlines for a cluster of tornadoes, but in Georgia, it’s the state’s strongest twister in a decade that people are recovering from today. Chief Meteorologist Jeff Cox traveled to Newnan to survey the damage left behind. This was the strongest tornado in a decade and was rated an E-4 with…
Remembering South Georgia’s deadliest day of tornados
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…
Three tornadoes touched down in Central Georgia on New Year’s Day, NWS says
MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — Two tornadoes in Monroe County and one in Crawford County touched down in the afternoon of January 1. According to the National Weather Service, the storm on New Year’s Day triggered several short-lived tornadoes across parts of Central Georgia. The tornado in Crawford County had winds up to 75 mph and…
National Weather Service confirms tornado caused damage in Effingham Co. early Thursday
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) – The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado caused damage in Effingham County early Thursday morning. According to the NWS survey team the tornado was EF-1 with an estimated maximum wind speed of 100mph. The maximum path width was 150 yards and the path length was 2.65 miles. The team…
Tornadoes, Storms Across Deep South Kill Two People, Damage Homes in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia
Residents across the Deep South are assessing damage Monday after severe storms and tornadoes battered the region for the second consecutive weekend. At least two deaths, one in Mississippi and one in Alabama, have been blamed on the storms. The National Weather Service counted at least seven reports of tornadoes. High winds from thunderstorms knocked…
7 tornadoes touched down in Tennessee Valley on Easter Sunday, NWS says
The National Weather Service has determined that seven tornadoes touched down in the Tennessee Valley on Sunday, April 12, killing 10 people and causing significant damage. The first tornado touched down shortly after 8 p.m. The last touched down nearly four hours later. Walker County, Georgia (1 tornado) 8:15 p.m. An EF-2 tornado with estimated…
Tornado in Georgia lifts house, drops it on middle of road as deadly severe storms strike
A county roadway in central Georgia resembles a scene out of the movie “Twister” after an apparent tornado dropped a house on a road Monday as a deadly severe storm system slammed the region. At least 20 people were killed throughout the South as the storm system brought dozens of reported tornadoes, storm winds, large…