EF-1 Tornado on 12/29 Confirmed in Jackson County

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 12/29/16 TORNADO EVENT...

.Jackson County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph
Path Length /Statute/:  3.4 miles
Path Width /Maximum/:   250 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             Dec 29 2016
Start Time:             350 AM EST
Start Location:         1.2 miles WSW of Jefferson, GA; 0.3 miles
                        N of Hwy 129 & Winder Hwy
Start Lat/Lon: 34.1078/-83.5913

End Date:               Dec 29 2016
End Time:               400 AM EST
End Location:           2.8 miles SE of Jefferson, GA; 1.4 miles
                        SSE of Jefferson River Rd & Brockton Rd
End_Lat/Lon:            34.0953/-83.5322

Survey Summary: A tornado associated with a nocturnal supercell
within a broken line of storms produced a line of damage to the
south of Jefferson early this morning. The damage path began with
snapped trunks of small trees WSW of Jefferson, just north of HWY
129 and Winder Hwy. The tornado then moved ESE to the intersection
of M.L.K. Jr Dr and Magnolia Ave, uprooting and snapping at least
half a dozen tress and overturning a small storage shed at
Paradise AME Church. The tornado then traversed along Georgia Bell
Dr and Dixie Red Ave, further uprooting trees and causing minor
damage to several homes around the area. The tornado then
continued to the ESE, uprooting trees at the end Meadow Ln, and
along Jefferson River Rd before dissipating just to the NW of
Jefferson River Rd & River Meadows Dr. The maximum winds speeds
estimated within this tornado were between 90-105 MPH, coincident with
a rating of an EF-1.

NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and
subject to change pending final review of the event and
publication in NWS Storm Data.