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Tornado Strikes Twiggs County

November 17, 2014


An NWS survey based on radar and photos provided by Twiggs County determined an EF-1 tornado with winds of 105MPH hit Twiggs County on Monday, November 17, 2014. The tornado destroyed a single wide mobile home off of Longstreet Road in Southern Twiggs County. In addition, one barn was also damaged and several trees were downed. No injuries were reported.

County Rating # of Injuries
Twiggs EF-1 0
  
Rating: EF-1
Peak Wind: 105 MPH
Path Length: Less than 1 mile
Path Width: TBD
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: November 17, 2014
Start Time: Approximately 9:58AM EST
Start Location: 2 miles SE of Mount Olive
Start Lat/Lon: 32.5567/-83.3719
End Date: November 17, 2014
End Time: Approximately 9:58AM EST
End Location: 2 miles SE of Mount Olive
End Lat/Lon: 32.5567/-83.3711

 

Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right)
from the Twiggs County tornado.