Sumter County Tornado

Sumter County (Americus) EF-1 Tornado

Damage Path - Sumter County

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# of Fatalities/Injuries

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Sumter

EF-1

0 Fatalities /

0 Injuries

Rating:	EF-1
Peak Wind:	95 mph
Path Length:	1.24 miles
Path Width:	325 yards
Fatalities:	0
Injuries:	0
Start Date:	August 17, 2021
Start Time:	1:25 AM EDT
Start Location:	1 ENE Americus
Start Lat/Lon:	32.0775 / -84.2087
End Date:	August 17, 2021
End Time:	1:27 AM EDT
End Location:	2 NNE Americus
End Lat/Lon:	32.0930 / -84.2192

A tornado associated with Tropical Depression Fred touched down in a residential area of Americus (northeast side) in Sumter County. Damage was initially seen along Pineview Drive, just south of Fire Station #3, where a few smaller trees were snapped or uprooted along with a few shingles pulled of a house. The tornado rapidly strengthened as it crossed Crawford Street/Hwy 49 and tracked along Wanda Way and Sharon Drive with numerous medium-sized trees either uprooted or snapped halfway down. As the tornado traveled northwest, significant tree damage was seen between Sharon Circle and Pine Avenue. In this area, multiple one-story homes sustained some damage with several severely damaged from large falling trees. This is where maximum winds were estimated around 95 mph (EF-1 intensity). Several additional smaller trees were snapped or uprooted along Railroad Street, just before the tornado lifted. All told, more than 40 residences sustained at least some visible damage in this short (less than 1.5 mile) track.


Large pine trees were snapped and uprooted at this home on Sharon Drive.	Many large trees were snapped and uprooted at this location off of Sharon Circle.


Homes along Sharon Circle sustained damage from falling trees.	Much of the damage from this tornado consisted of snapped and uprooted trees and roof damage to homes.


KJGX Reflectivity (1:26 AM EDT)	KJGX base velocity (1:26 AM EDT)

KJGX Correlation Coefficient (1:30 AM EDT)