According to the Peachtree City Weather Service, two of the tornadoes that struck Georgia on April 19th have been determined to have had an EF-1 rating. Many remain without power in the areas hit. The damage is extensive.1100 PM
1/2 mile wide tornado in Woodstock!!!! WOW! Pictures of the Damage from Woodstock, GA, have been humbling.
EF 1 TORNADO
4 ESE WOODSTOCK, COBB COUNTY, GA
04/19/2009
EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 2 INJ *** TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF GA HIGHWAY 92 AND DIAL DRIVE... CROSSED HIGHWAY 92 AND CONTINUED NNE ALONG DIAL DRIVE... CROSSING A LARGE SECTION OF COLEMANS BLUFF. TOTAL PATH LENGTH 1.5 MILES... MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH 1/2 MILE... MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WINDS 90 MPH. EF1 TORNADO DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG A 3/4 MILE LONG PATH STARTING JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 92. 120 HOMES WERE DAMAGED... INCLUDING 12 HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE PRIMARILY A RESULT OF NUMEROUS LARGE DOWNED TREES.
1135 PM
EF1 TORNADO
1 W COLUMBUS, MUSCOGEE COUNTY, GA
04/19/2009
PUBLIC
TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN IN PHENIX CITY ALABAMA AND CROSSED THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER INTO COLUMBUS NEAR THE OLD RANKIN BUILDING. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE TO OVER 100 HOMES AND/OR BUSINESSES ALONG THE 4-MILE LONG TORNADO PATH. HEAVIEST DAMAGE IN THE HILTON ROAD AND HARDING DRIVE AREAS... LARGELY FROM DOWNED TREES. HUNDREDS OF TREES AND MANY POWER LINES DOWN. A SMALL UTILITY TRUCK AT A NURSERY MOVED 25 FEET THROUGH A FENCE. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH 250 YARDS WITH MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED AT 105 MPH.
**INTENSITY RATING FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY TORNADO NOT FINALIZED.**
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God bless them in their recovery,
~Dew
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
April 19, Woodstock tornado EF-1
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Hiya! I wish I had half of your excitment/nerve when it comes to storms! I have lived through many hurricanes and they don't bother me. But ~ talk about severe weather & tornadoes and my blood preasure goes out the roof! I am so afraid, really abnormally so, I'm sure. But I keep thinking there must be a good reason why God put such fright into my heart. He expects me to be warry and ready I guess. We had tornadoes here (north of Nashville) about two weeks ago. Two people were killed and many injured. So ~ I come to your blog and who knows? I'll learn from you and maybe get more brave. Thanks for visiting me, I'm pretty new at this too. How's married life treating you two? ;)
ReplyDeleteEducation about weather is some of the best armor against it. The more you know, the better prepared you are when disaster strikes. The objective of my blog is to educate others in the area of my passion to help them see not just the danger in weather but how to be ready and then, hopefully, to help others see the beauty in nature... stop and smell the roses, or in my lingo, stop and enjoy the shelf cloud. I hope that through learning here, you will gain understanding that helps bring some peace to you in severe weather scenarios, a confidence in understanding a little more about what is happening around you.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.