Shady Dale, GA Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
The chance of earthquake damage in Shady Dale is about the same as Georgia average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Shady Dale is lower than Georgia average and is about the same as the national average.
Earthquake Index, #33
Shady Dale, GA | 0.23 |
Georgia | 0.08 |
U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
Shady Dale, GA | 0.0000 |
Georgia | 0.0000 |
U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #515
Shady Dale, GA | 134.39 |
Georgia | 179.92 |
U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 3,803 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Shady Dale, GA were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 0 | Cold: | 15 | Dense Fog: | 3 | Drought: | 40 |
Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 112 | Hail: | 1,194 | Heat: | 9 | Heavy Snow: | 39 |
High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 4 | Ice Storm: | 14 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 47 |
Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,889 | Tropical Storm: | 14 | Wildfire: | 2 | Winter Storm: | 12 | Winter Weather: | 34 |
Other: | 375 |
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Shady Dale, GA.
Historical Earthquake Events
A total of 2 historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Shady Dale, GA.
Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Depth (km) | Latitude | Longitude |
17.6 | 1964-03-13 | 4.4 | 40 | 33.2 | -83.4 |
47.9 | 1983-01-26 | 3.5 | 5 | 32.73 | -83.38 |
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 55 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Shady Dale, GA.
Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
3.4 | 1967-03-06 | 2 | 33°27'N / 83°36'W | 0.80 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Jasper | |
9.1 | 1965-07-11 | 2 | 33°30'N / 83°35'W | 33°33'N / 83°42'W | 7.40 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Newton |
15.3 | 1969-05-18 | 2 | 33°20'N / 83°55'W | 33°32'N / 83°47'W | 15.90 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Butts |
16.7 | 1992-11-22 | 4 | 33°11'N / 83°27'W | 33°25'N / 83°12'W | 20.00 Miles | 867 Yards | 4 | 55 | 25.0M | 0 | Putnam |
21.5 | 1964-12-24 | 3 | 33°31'N / 84°03'W | 33°29'N / 83°50'W | 12.70 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Newton |
22.0 | 1992-11-22 | 2 | 33°04'N / 83°44'W | 33°07'N / 83°37'W | 8.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Jones |
26.4 | 1992-11-22 | 2 | 33°02'N / 83°48'W | 33°04'N / 83°44'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Monroe |
27.3 | 1992-11-22 | 4 | 33°25'N / 83°12'W | 33°28'N / 83°02'W | 12.00 Miles | 867 Yards | 1 | 31 | 2.5M | 0 | Greene |
29.3 | 1989-10-01 | 2 | 33°42'N / 83°57'W | 2.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Rockdale | |
29.5 | 1964-12-24 | 3 | 33°30'N / 84°07'W | 33°31'N / 84°03'W | 4.10 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Henry |
29.7 | 1964-12-25 | 3 | 33°02'N / 83°23'W | 33°08'N / 83°06'W | 17.80 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Baldwin |
30.2 | 1964-12-26 | 3 | 32°54'N / 83°40'W | 33°02'N / 83°23'W | 18.90 Miles | 600 Yards | 2 | 16 | 2.5M | 0 | Jones |
30.3 | 1973-03-31 | 2 | 33°45'N / 83°56'W | 33°53'N / 83°35'W | 22.10 Miles | 500 Yards | 1 | 50 | 250.0M | 0 | Walton |
31.5 | 1989-10-01 | 2 | 33°36'N / 84°05'W | 33°37'N / 84°04'W | 1.00 Mile | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Rockdale |
34.3 | 1989-10-01 | 2 | 33°36'N / 84°11'W | 33°36'N / 84°05'W | 3.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Henry |
34.4 | 1973-05-28 | 3 | 33°52'N / 83°38'W | 33°56'N / 83°30'W | 8.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Walton |
34.6 | 1973-03-31 | 2 | 33°53'N / 83°35'W | 33°55'N / 83°28'W | 7.20 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250.0M | 0 | Oconee |
34.8 | 1965-03-23 | 2 | 33°28'N / 83°02'W | 33°30'N / 82°57'W | 5.20 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Greene |
35.0 | 1964-12-24 | 3 | 33°25'N / 84°16'W | 33°30'N / 84°07'W | 10.40 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Henry |
35.3 | 1969-07-19 | 2 | 33°24'N / 84°12'W | 1.00 Mile | 37 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Henry | |
35.5 | 1973-03-31 | 2 | 33°32'N / 84°20'W | 33°45'N / 83°56'W | 27.40 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250.0M | 0 | Clayton |
39.1 | 1973-05-28 | 3 | 33°56'N / 83°30'W | 33°58'N / 83°20'W | 9.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 1 | 65 | 25.0M | 0 | Clarke |
39.3 | 1976-05-28 | 2 | 33°53'N / 83°57'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Gwinnett | |
39.6 | 1956-05-03 | 2 | 33°02'N / 84°12'W | 33°07'N / 84°06'W | 8.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Lamar |
39.6 | 1976-05-28 | 2 | 33°57'N / 83°23'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clarke | |
39.9 | 1959-04-19 | 2 | 32°48'N / 83°30'W | 32°52'N / 83°25'W | 6.60 Miles | 120 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Twiggs |
39.9 | 1973-03-31 | 2 | 33°55'N / 83°28'W | 33°59'N / 83°16'W | 12.40 Miles | 500 Yards | 1 | 50 | 250.0M | 0 | Clarke |
40.3 | 2008-05-11 | 2 | 33°37'N / 84°16'W | 33°36'N / 84°13'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 7.5M | 0K | Clayton |
Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF2 tornado with maximum winds of 130 mph touched down in far northeast Clayton county, approximately four miles northeast of Morrow, and tracked on the ground for nearly 19 miles from northeast Clayton into northern Henry, southern Rockdale, and into western Newton county before finally lifting. Within Clayton county the tornado path was about 2.75 miles long with a maximum path width of 100 yards. Shortly after touchdown, the tornado caused extensive and significant damage within a 2.5 square mile area of the Ellenwood community. There were 185 private dwellings damaged, 53 of which were destroyed or left uninhabitable. At least 500 residents were displaced from their homes. Numerous trees and power lines were also down in the area. By far, the worst damage caused by this tornado occurred within Clayton county as the tornado weakened as it tracked further east into Henry, Rockdale, and Newton county. Despite the extensive damage, no injuries were reported. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A stationary front was draped across north Georgia early on May 10th with an active northwest flow aloft. Meanwhile...a vigorous short wave aloft was approaching the area from the southern plains. The stationary front provided the focus for two rounds of showers and thunderstorms, one early in the morning on the 10th and another in the afternoon. The activity tracked east-southeast with the upper flow aloft, mainly across north Georgia during the early morning and across central Georgia during the afternoon. An isolated strong supercell also tracked across the southern part of central Georgia during the evening. After a lull of convective activity for about four hours, intense multicell thunderstorms tracked into the area from Alabama after midnight and before dawn on the 11th. As these thunderstorms tracked across west central and central Georgia, 15 tornadoes were identified by subsequent surveys making this the most significant tornado outbreak to affect the area since the Katrina-associated tornadoes on August 29, 2005. Millions of dollars of property damage were reported as many homes were destroyed from these tornadoes from the western and southern suburbs of Atlanta southeastward across Macon, Dublin, and other counties in east central and southeast Georgia. Many of these counties were eligible for disaster assistance from the federal government. In addition to the tornadoes and thunderstorm winds that caused extensive damage in dozens of counties across north and central Georgia during the early morning hours of May 11th, strong gradient winds developed on the back side of the strong cold front that moved through the area as low pressure intensified across the mid-Atlantic region. The strong winds combined with wet ground resulted in dozens of trees being blown down in some north Georgia counties. There were also two deaths as a result of downed trees in Barrow and Gwinnett county, all non-thunderstorm-related winds. | |||||||||||
40.5 | 1958-01-31 | 2 | 32°49'N / 83°39'W | 0.30 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Bibb | |
40.8 | 1954-03-13 | 3 | 32°47'N / 83°52'W | 32°52'N / 83°37'W | 15.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 5 | 50 | 2.5M | 0 | Bibb |
41.1 | 1964-12-24 | 3 | 33°21'N / 84°20'W | 33°25'N / 84°16'W | 6.20 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Henry |
41.2 | 1992-11-22 | 2 | 33°21'N / 84°19'W | 33°23'N / 84°17'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Henry |
41.2 | 1967-08-19 | 2 | 33°27'N / 84°18'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clayton | |
41.6 | 2005-07-06 | 2 | 33°23'N / 84°19'W | 33°25'N / 84°18'W | 9.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 70.0M | 0 | Henry |
Brief Description: A National Weather Service damage survey confirmed an F2 tornado, the strongest tornado of the evening associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy, touched down just a few hundred yards south of McDonough Street at the Atlanta Motor Speedway then traveled north-northwest passing just east of Lovejoy in Clayton county, then across the Edgar Blalock Raw Water Reservation, at which point it turned northwest and finally passed into Clayton county before lifting near Jodeco Road. The tornado center line crossed the western bank of the race track then across Tara Field just west of the race track. Damages to the Atlanta Motor Speedway, including several condominiums at the facility, and the Tara Field Airport just west of the Atlanta Motor Speedway were estimated at $40,000,000. Eleven planes and five vintage helicopters were heavily damaged at Tara Field. Nearby a Chevron auto service station was destroyed. Damage between these facilities and the Clayton county line was confined mainly to trees and power lines. The tornado had a path length of nine miles tracking across western Henry and a small portion of eastern Clayton county. The tornado initially had a path width of 1/2 mile, then narrowed as it moved north-northwest. It was determined that the tornado had winds of 120 mph. Electrical power was out in much of the county throughout the night as a result of the damage in the area. All together during the evening, 229 homes in the county had minor damage from thunderstorm winds and/or tornadoes, with 61 homes suffering major damage. In addition, the steeple at Kelly Chapel fell to the ground. | |||||||||||
41.8 | 2009-04-10 | 3 | 33°17'N / 82°56'W | 33°18'N / 82°49'W | 7.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 1 | 500K | 250K | Hancock |
Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that yet a third tornado touched down in Hancock county within a 15 minute period of time. However, this tornado was determined to be an EF3 tornado. This tornado touched down about halfway between Sparta and Culverton in east central Hancock county. The tornado was determined to have a maximum path width of 1/2 mile with maximum winds of 160 mph. Much of the damage occurred along Dunn and Hickory Grove Roads. Along the path of the tornado, one 4000 square foot site-built home was completely destroyed. The debris from the home was scattered across an area up to 400 feet downstream. A resident of this home suffered serious injuries. Another nearby double-wide mobile home was also completely destroyed. Two other nearby homes on Dunn suffered minor damage and two additional homes on Youngblood Road toward Jewell suffered extensive roof damage. A swath of 116 mature pecan trees at a pecan orchard on Hickory Grove road were flattened. These were owned by a resident adjacent to one of the damaged homes on Hickory Grove Road. One of the homeowners also lost a Shetland pony during the tornado. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A vigorous upper closed low was moving from the mid-south and Mississippi valley region into the mid-Atlantic and southeast U.S. A strong cold front accompanied the upper system. A strong low-level jet in advance of these weather systems transported warm, moist Gulf air northward into the region. With strong dynamics, hence shear, combined with an unusually moist, unstable atmosphere, the atmosphere was primed for a major weather outbreak. One round of thunderstorms passed through north Georgia during the early morning hours. A few minor severe weather events accompanied this system in northwest Georgia. Partial clearing followed the morning convection, allowing temperatures to soar into the mid 70s across much of north and central Georgia in advance of the main weather system. Scattered to numerous discrete supercell thunderstorms developed during mid-afternoon in northwest Georgia and progressed east and southeast across the remaining portions of the county warning area during the evening hours. Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes lingered into the early morning hours of the 11th across the southern counties of central Georgia. During the eight hour period from 5 pm EDT on April 10th to 1 am EDT on April 11th, a total of 14 tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down in north and central Georgia causing millions in damages. While some injuries were observed, no deaths were observed. | |||||||||||
42.1 | 1961-02-24 | 2 | 32°48'N / 83°49'W | 32°50'N / 83°46'W | 3.80 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Bibb |
42.3 | 1952-03-03 | 3 | 32°48'N / 83°41'W | 32°47'N / 83°37'W | 4.30 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Bibb |
43.0 | 1953-04-30 | 2 | 32°47'N / 83°30'W | 0.50 Mile | 10 Yards | 1 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Twiggs | |
43.1 | 2008-05-11 | 2 | 32°49'N / 83°46'W | 32°45'N / 83°37'W | 17.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 5.0M | 0K | Bibb |
Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF2 tornado touched down near Lizella and continued across Bibb county into extreme western Twiggs county near Dry Branch producing sporadic, but significant damage as it varied in intensity from EF0 to EF2. The tornado tracked from just east-northeast of Lizella across the south shores of Lake Tobesofkee, then across the city of Macon, producing widespread significant damage, and then eastward to the Twiggs county line. By far the most significant damage occurred within the city of Macon, especially along Eisenhower Parkway and Pio Nono Avenue where two businesses were completely destroyed and several others were heavily damaged. Macon State College was also hit by the tornado, destroying the gymnasium and causing significant damage to a number of other buildings on the campus. In addition, more than 50 percent of the trees on the campus either snapped in half or uprooted. Maximum wind speeds within the tornado were estimated at 130 mph, which occurred near the intersection of Eisenhower Parkway and Pio Nono Avenue. Nearly all of the 18 mile long path of the tornado fell within Bibb county. Less than one mile of the tornado occurred within Twiggs county. The maximum path width of the tornado was estimated to be 100 yards, mainly as it traveled through the Macon State College area. A summary of damages from Bibb county shows that 1,479 homes suffered at least some damage as a result of the storms. Ninety-three of these homes were destroyed, 275 suffered major damage, and 569 sustained minor damage. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A stationary front was draped across north Georgia early on May 10th with an active northwest flow aloft. Meanwhile...a vigorous short wave aloft was approaching the area from the southern plains. The stationary front provided the focus for two rounds of showers and thunderstorms, one early in the morning on the 10th and another in the afternoon. The activity tracked east-southeast with the upper flow aloft, mainly across north Georgia during the early morning and across central Georgia during the afternoon. An isolated strong supercell also tracked across the southern part of central Georgia during the evening. After a lull of convective activity for about four hours, intense multicell thunderstorms tracked into the area from Alabama after midnight and before dawn on the 11th. As these thunderstorms tracked across west central and central Georgia, 15 tornadoes were identified by subsequent surveys making this the most significant tornado outbreak to affect the area since the Katrina-associated tornadoes on August 29, 2005. Millions of dollars of property damage were reported as many homes were destroyed from these tornadoes from the western and southern suburbs of Atlanta southeastward across Macon, Dublin, and other counties in east central and southeast Georgia. Many of these counties were eligible for disaster assistance from the federal government. In addition to the tornadoes and thunderstorm winds that caused extensive damage in dozens of counties across north and central Georgia during the early morning hours of May 11th, strong gradient winds developed on the back side of the strong cold front that moved through the area as low pressure intensified across the mid-Atlantic region. The strong winds combined with wet ground resulted in dozens of trees being blown down in some north Georgia counties. There were also two deaths as a result of downed trees in Barrow and Gwinnett county, all non-thunderstorm-related winds. | |||||||||||
43.4 | 1964-12-25 | 3 | 32°43'N / 84°00'W | 32°54'N / 83°40'W | 23.10 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Crawford |
44.0 | 1966-02-13 | 2 | 33°53'N / 83°10'W | 33°59'N / 83°10'W | 6.90 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Oglethorpe |
45.1 | 1970-01-29 | 2 | 34°00'N / 83°54'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Gwinnett | |
45.3 | 1992-11-22 | 2 | 33°17'N / 84°25'W | 33°21'N / 84°19'W | 7.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 2.5M | 0 | Spalding |
45.4 | 1978-05-08 | 2 | 33°39'N / 84°19'W | 33°41'N / 84°18'W | 2.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | De Kalb |
45.6 | 1973-03-31 | 2 | 33°59'N / 83°16'W | 34°01'N / 83°14'W | 3.30 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250.0M | 0 | Oglethorpe |
45.7 | 2009-02-18 | 3 | 33°15'N / 82°53'W | 33°15'N / 82°45'W | 8.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 1 | 3 | 500K | 0K | Hancock |
Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF3 tornado touched down approximately five miles east-southeast of Sparta, or about three miles east of the intersection of Georgia Highway 15 and 16. The tornado then moved along a nearly eight-mile long path across far southeast Hancock county and continued into extreme southern Warren county and then into extreme northwest Glascock county. The total tornado path length was nearly 11 miles long. The maximum path width was estimated to be 500 yards with maximum winds of 140 mph. A church, two site-built homes, and four mobile homes were completely destroyed in the Hickory Grove Community. One fatality and three injuries occurred where the mobile homes were destroyed. Hundreds of trees were either uprooted or snapped along the path of the tornado. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong cold front accompanied and deep negatively tilted upper trough through the eastern U.S. from the 18th into the 19th. An unseasonably warm and unstable air mass developed in advance of the cold front during the late afternoon and early evening across north and central Georgia as warm, moist air rode northward into Georgia on a strong low-level jet. Afternoon temperatures in the 70s and dewpoints in the 60s, combined with strong shear and moderate instability, resulted in the development of numerous supercell thunderstorms from mid-afternoon until a few hours after midnight on the 19th. Ten tornadoes, ranging in scale from EF0 to EF3 tracked across several north and central Georgia counties. The worst tornadoes affected the east central Georgia counties of Jasper, Putnam, Hancock, and Jasper. A death was observed in Hancock county with an EF3 tornado and several injuries were reported from Putnam and Hancock counties. In addition to the tornadoes, very large hail occurred with several of the thunderstorms, including four-inch diameter hail in Coweta and Fayette counties just south of Atlanta. Numerous reports of golf ball and larger-sized hail were received. The event resulted in millions of dollars of damage and the destruction of several homes in north and central Georgia counties. | |||||||||||
45.8 | 2007-03-01 | 3 | 32°45'N / 83°50'W | 32°47'N / 83°48'W | 3.00 Miles | 448 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0K | Bibb |
Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, GA concluded that an EF3 tornado which originally touched down approximately four miles east of Knoxville in Crawford county, continued east-northeast into Bibb county lifting just southeast of Lizella. The tornado entered Bibb county three miles south-southeast of Lizella and lifted about one mile east-southeast of Lizella. The path length within Bibb county was about three miles long with a maximum path width of one-quarter mile wide. Damage within Bibb county was primarily confined to trees and power lines. However, one home did sustain damage on Lower Thomaston Road. Several trees were down east of Lizella near U.S. Highway 80. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A major, negatively tilted and closed upper trough rotated through the mid-south and southeast U.S. on March 1st. A 150kt jet was located over the region at 250mb with a strong 50kt low-level jet from central Alabama into central Tennessee. A wedge of cool air was present over much of north central and northeast Georgia. Rain, which spread over this area early in the day, helped enhance the wedge of cool air. Little to no severe weather was noted north of the wedge boundary across north Georgia where the air mass remained relatively cool and stable. Meanwhile...a warm, humid air mass was present across much of central and south Georgia where dewpoints had risen well into the 60s during the afternoon. The strong upper dynamics present over this region combined with the instability just south of the wedge provided a very favorable environment for long lived, strong tornadoes. A total of 14 tornadoes affecting 17 counties tracked across central and east central Georgia and within the Peachtree City, Georgia county warning area during the late afternoon and evening hours of March 1st. This was the second greatest number of tornadoes recorded to have occurred in the Peachtree City, Georgia forecast area within a 24-hour period, second only to the 16 tornadoes, affecting 18 counties, associated with Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. The March 1st tornadoes spanned an area from Stewart county in the far southwest part of the county warning area to Warren county in the far east central portion of the county warning area. The first tornado touched down in Stewart county at 4:11 pm EST and the last tornado lifted in Marion county at 10:55 pm EST. By far the hardest hit county was Sumter county, and especially the city of Americus, where hundreds of homes and business, including the regional hospital, were heavily damaged or destroyed. Additional tornadoes were reported further south in Tallahassee and Jacksonville's, Florida's forecast areas. Federal disaster assistance had been approved for 1,836 households across the state for a total of $14.2 million. Another $5.8 million had been approved for public assistance of debris removal and to repair infrastructure. The Small Business Association also approved $7 million in disaster assistance loans. Overall damages, however, are estimated to be several hundred million. Substantial rainfall fell across much of the state, but rainfall amounts of three to five inches were common across central and east central areas. The heaviest rainfall fell in the Hancock, Putnam, and Baldwin county areas, where some spots received in excess of six inches of rain. Some flooding was reported in these areas. | |||||||||||
46.0 | 1964-12-24 | 3 | 33°15'N / 84°25'W | 33°21'N / 84°20'W | 8.40 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Troup |
46.7 | 1978-05-08 | 2 | 33°37'N / 84°23'W | 33°39'N / 84°19'W | 4.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Clayton |
46.9 | 1972-01-10 | 3 | 33°41'N / 84°21'W | 33°42'N / 84°18'W | 3.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | De Kalb |
48.5 | 2007-03-01 | 3 | 32°43'N / 83°55'W | 32°46'N / 83°50'W | 7.00 Miles | 448 Yards | 0 | 9 | 500K | 0K | Crawford |
Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, GA concluded that an EF3 tornado touched down approximately four miles east of Knoxville and continued east-northeast into Bibb county ending just southeast of Lizella. The tornado exited Crawford county about 5.5 miles east of Sandy Point or about 9 miles east-northeast of Knoxville. The tornado traveled over six miles in Crawford county, but the path length of the entire track was approximately 8.5 miles long with a maximum path width of one-quarter mile. Significant damage was noted along the path of the tornado, especially along Sandy Point Road in northeast Crawford county. Here, several homes and outbuildings were heavily damaged or destroyed. Numerous trees were either snapped or uprooted. Nine injuries were reported in the area of the damaged homes. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A major, negatively tilted and closed upper trough rotated through the mid-south and southeast U.S. on March 1st. A 150kt jet was located over the region at 250mb with a strong 50kt low-level jet from central Alabama into central Tennessee. A wedge of cool air was present over much of north central and northeast Georgia. Rain, which spread over this area early in the day, helped enhance the wedge of cool air. Little to no severe weather was noted north of the wedge boundary across north Georgia where the air mass remained relatively cool and stable. Meanwhile...a warm, humid air mass was present across much of central and south Georgia where dewpoints had risen well into the 60s during the afternoon. The strong upper dynamics present over this region combined with the instability just south of the wedge provided a very favorable environment for long lived, strong tornadoes. A total of 14 tornadoes affecting 17 counties tracked across central and east central Georgia and within the Peachtree City, Georgia county warning area during the late afternoon and evening hours of March 1st. This was the second greatest number of tornadoes recorded to have occurred in the Peachtree City, Georgia forecast area within a 24-hour period, second only to the 16 tornadoes, affecting 18 counties, associated with Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. The March 1st tornadoes spanned an area from Stewart county in the far southwest part of the county warning area to Warren county in the far east central portion of the county warning area. The first tornado touched down in Stewart county at 4:11 pm EST and the last tornado lifted in Marion county at 10:55 pm EST. By far the hardest hit county was Sumter county, and especially the city of Americus, where hundreds of homes and business, including the regional hospital, were heavily damaged or destroyed. Additional tornadoes were reported further south in Tallahassee and Jacksonville's, Florida's forecast areas. Federal disaster assistance had been approved for 1,836 households across the state for a total of $14.2 million. Another $5.8 million had been approved for public assistance of debris removal and to repair infrastructure. The Small Business Association also approved $7 million in disaster assistance loans. Overall damages, however, are estimated to be several hundred million. Substantial rainfall fell across much of the state, but rainfall amounts of three to five inches were common across central and east central areas. The heaviest rainfall fell in the Hancock, Putnam, and Baldwin county areas, where some spots received in excess of six inches of rain. Some flooding was reported in these areas. | |||||||||||
49.0 | 2010-11-30 | 2 | 34°02'N / 83°57'W | 34°04'N / 83°55'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 5.0M | 0K | Gwinnett |
Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF2 tornado touched down near Holland Park Drive in east central Gwinnett county, or about five miles northwest of Dacula. The tornado then tracked slightly over two miles to the north-northeast between Mountain View High School and Twin Rivers Middle School before lifting just east of the intersection of Gravel Springs Road and Interstate-85. The tornado was determined to have a path width of 300 yards with maximum wind gusts of 130 mph. Extensive damage was observed to homes mainly in the Kirkstone Subdivision of Buford. A total of 56 homes and one business along the path of the tornado sustained at least minor damage. Of these, 15 to 20 homes sustained major damage or were destroyed and thus were declared uninhabitable. One of these homes collapsed on itself. Damage to homes and property was estimated by the state insurance commissioner to exceed $5 million. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A deep full-latitude upper trough was sweeping from the central into the eastern U.S. The trough brought a quick transition to the eastern U.S. from mild fall temperatures to an extended period of well below normal temperatures. As the trough swept through the southeastern U.S. on November 30th, it took on a significant negative tilt. Although only marginal instability was noted because of extensive pre-frontal cloud cover and light to moderate rain showers, a strong 50-60kt low-level jet accompanied the trough as it rotated through Georgia during the afternoon of November 30th. This was sufficient combined with minimal instability (CAPE) in place at the time to support the development of a fairly well marked, yet very narrow, quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) which spawned two tornadoes, one an EF2 causing extensive damage to homes in Gwinnett county, and another weaker tornado in Henry county. In addition, the squall line or QLCS also produced numerous damaging wind events across north and central Georgia. | |||||||||||
49.1 | 1972-01-10 | 3 | 33°40'N / 84°24'W | 33°41'N / 84°21'W | 3.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 1 | 9 | 250K | 0 | Fulton |
49.6 | 1952-02-29 | 2 | 34°07'N / 83°40'W | 0.20 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 5 | 25K | 0 | Jackson | |
49.6 | 1998-04-08 | 2 | 33°56'N / 84°14'W | 34°01'N / 83°59'W | 15.00 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 10 | 50.0M | 0 | Gwinnett |
Brief Description: Significant widespread damage continued into Gwinnett county in a path from Norcross through Duluth and Suwanee to north of Lawrenceville. Large trees were knocked down or snapped. Many of them fell on homes and apartments causing damage. Roofs were torn off of houses. At least 5000 homes were affected. Ten people at an apartment complex were treated for minor injuries. |
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.