PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1024 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM TSTM WND DMG LEXINGTON 33.87N 83.11W
08/25/2008 OGLETHORPE GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
ONE TREE DOWN ON WESLEY CHAPEL ROAD.
1200 AM TSTM WND DMG WARNER ROBINS 32.61N 83.63W
08/26/2008 HOUSTON GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
ROOF DAMAGE TO AN APARTMENT BUILDING IN THE NORTHERN PART
OF WARNER ROBINS.
0813 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW EAST POINT 33.71N 84.52W
08/26/2008 FULTON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
SIX TREES BLOWN DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF BUTNER ROAD AND
CAMPBELLTON ROAD.
0845 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW CANTON 34.23N 84.51W
08/26/2008 CHEROKEE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE INTO STRUCTURE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE
0915 AM TSTM WND DMG 8 E CANTON 34.25N 84.35W
08/26/2008 CHEROKEE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROAD.
1210 PM TORNADO 4 S EAST JULIETTE 33.06N 83.79W
08/26/2008 F0 MONROE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO OBSERVED ON THE GROUND NEAR PLANT SCHERER AND
LAKE JULIETTE. NO DAMAGE OCCURRED AS THE PATH WAS THROUGH
AN AREA WHERE TREES HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY CLEAR-CUT. PATH
LENGTH ABOUT 1/4 MILE. WIDTH APPROX. 50 YARDS.
1225 PM TORNADO 5 NNW GAINESVILLE 34.37N 83.86W
08/26/2008 F1 HALL GA NWS STORM SURVEY
RATED EF1. PATH 1 MILE LONG AND 200 YDS WIDE. SCORES OF
TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO 20 HOMES.
1245 PM TSTM WND DMG MURRAYVILLE 34.42N 83.91W
08/26/2008 HALL GA EMERGENCY MNGR
AROUND 200 TREES BLOWN DOWN. SOME DOWN IN ROADWAY.
1248 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 SE CORDELE 31.94N 83.75W
08/26/2008 CRISP GA EMERGENCY MNGR
THE FUNNEL CLOUD MOVED FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE
COUNTY AND THE EMA FOLLOWED IT UNTIL IT EXITED THE COUNTY
1248 PM HAIL CORDELE 31.97N 83.77W
08/26/2008 E0.75 INCH CRISP GA EMERGENCY MNGR
EMA REPORTED PENNY SIZE HAIL IN CORDELE
0130 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 E DAHLONEGA 34.54N 83.90W
08/26/2008 LUMPKIN GA EMERGENCY MNGR
MUDSLIDE REPORTED NEAR THE COPPERMINES ROAD BRIDGE OVER
THE CHESTATEE RIVER.
0215 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SSE HIAWASSEE 34.88N 83.72W
08/26/2008 TOWNS GA EMERGENCY MNGR
THE HIWASSEE RIVER REACHED FLOOD STAGE OF 10 FEET. MINOR
FLOODING OF THE ENCHANTED VALLEY RESORT AREA AROUND 1
MILE DOWNSTREAM FROM THE STREAM GAGE.
0230 PM FLASH FLOOD HELEN 34.70N 83.72W
08/26/2008 WHITE GA PUBLIC
THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER REACHED FLOOD STAGE OF 6 FEET.
REPORTS OF FLOODING IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT IMPACTING
SOME STORES...RESTAURANTS AND PARKS. LARGE DEBRIS
BLOCKAGE OF TREES AT THE BRIDGE IN HELEN.
0338 PM TORNADO 2 NE FLOWERY BRANCH 34.21N 83.89W
08/26/2008 F1 HALL GA NWS STORM SURVEY
RATED EF1. PATH 3/4 MILE LONG AND 100 YDS WIDE. 20-30
TREES BLOWN DOWN. MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO 5-10 HOMES AND
OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
0345 PM TORNADO 4 SSW GAINESVILLE 34.24N 83.87W
08/26/2008 F1 HALL GA NWS STORM SURVEY
PUBLIC WITNESSED TORNADO COMING THROUGH THE TREES WITH
AIRBORNE PLYWOOD AND SIDING DEBRIS. TREES SNAPPED AND
PART OF BUSINESS ROOF TORN OFF ALONG MURPHY BLVD. DAMAGE
TO SHOPPING CENTER NEAR 1500 BLOCK OF BROWNSBRIDGE RD.
CARS DAMAGED. DAMAGE SURVEY SHOWED PATH 2.25 MILES LONG
AND 200 YDS WIDE. DOZENS OF TREES BLOWN DOWN AND MINOR
ROOF DAMAGE TO 10-15 HOMES AND THE LYMAN HALL ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL.
0416 PM TORNADO 2 SW PERRY 32.44N 83.76W
08/26/2008 HOUSTON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
BRIEF TOUCHDOWN AND BACKUP AT U.S. HWY 41 AND SOUTH PERRY
PKWY. NO DAMAGE OCCURRED.
0418 PM TORNADO 3 ESE JEFFERSON 34.12N 83.55W
08/26/2008 JACKSON GA TRAINED SPOTTER
BRIEF TORNADO OBSERVED BY BOTH A SHERIFFS DEPUTY AND A
SKYWARN SPOTTER NEAR JEFFERSON RIVER RD AND BROCKTON RD.
DAMAGE TO TREES AND LIMBS.
0420 PM TORNADO 5 SSW LULA 34.33N 83.71W
08/26/2008 F1 HALL GA NWS STORM SURVEY
NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED ACROSS THE COUNTY AND ROOF BLOWN
OFF A HOME AT TIMBLE ROAD AND HEWELL ROAD. DAMAGE SURVEY
SHOWED TORNADO PATH 3/4 MILE LONG AND 100 YDS WIDE. THREE
HOMES DAMAGED AND 10-20 TREES DOWN.
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE LULA 34.42N 83.63W
08/26/2008 BANKS GA EMERGENCY MNGR
PUBLIC REPORT OF TORNADO WITH TREE DEBRIS AND MINOR
DAMAGE TO HOUSE.
0430 PM TORNADO 5 ENE ARCADE 34.10N 83.48W
08/26/2008 F0 JACKSON GA NWS STORM SURVEY
BRIEF TORNADO TOUCH DOWN WITNESSED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT IN
BROCKTON LOOP ROAD. MINOR TREE DAMAGE ONLY.
0435 PM FUNNEL CLOUD PERRY 32.46N 83.74W
08/26/2008 HOUSTON GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
RELAYED BY MEDIA
0446 PM TORNADO COMMERCE 34.21N 83.46W
08/26/2008 F1 JACKSON GA NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 2 INJ *** TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN COMMERCE. DAMAGE
SURVEY REVEALED A PATH 1.25 MILES LONG AND 100 YDS WIDE.
40-50 TREES DOWN. 10-15 HOMES WITH MINOR DAMAGE. ONE
MOBILE HOME DESTROYED BY TORNADO WINDS AND TWO MORE
HEAVILY DAMAGED BY FALLING TREES. TWO PEOPLE WERE KNOWN
TO HAVE BEEN TREATED FOR INJURIES.
0640 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 E GRAY 33.01N 83.50W
08/26/2008 JONES GA PUBLIC
REPORT OF FUNNEL CLOUD ON HWY 22 JUST EAST OF GRAY.
RELAYED BY WMAZ.
0655 PM TORNADO 3 NW TIGNALL 33.90N 82.78W
08/26/2008 F0 WILKES GA NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO TRAVELED ALONG A 5 MI PATH FROM THE INTERSECTION
OF BUNCH RD AND MALLORYSVILLE RD /3NW TIGNALL/ TO HENRY
HILL RD /3NE NORMAN/. A SWATH OF TREES WERE DOWNED ALONG
THE ENTIRE TRACK. A MOBILE HOME WAS BLOWN 6 FEET OFF ITS
FOUNDATION ALONG BOYD RD. ANOTHER HOME ALONG GA HWY 17
HAD SEVERAL SHINGLES BLOWN OFF ITS ROOF. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE ESTIMATED AROUND 80 MPH AND THE MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH
WAS 100 YARDS.
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