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| Date | Time (LST) | F/EF-Scale | Length (Miles) | Maximum Width (Yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Source* |
| 1/18/1936 | 800 pm | F2 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | n/a | G |
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Moved NE from NE of Campbellton to near Ashford. No damage was reported in the short path in Florida. |
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| 8/31/1950 | 1202 am | F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
| 11/4/1955 | 1100 am | F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $250 | SD, SPC |
| 6/9/1966 | 600 am | F1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
| 6/9/1966 | 1005 am | F0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
| 3/22/1968 | 1230 pm | F1 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 3/16/1972 | 300 pm | F1 | 7.7 | 300 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 5/11/1974 | 245 pm | F1 | 0.5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
| 1/12/1975 | 1115 am | F2 | 17 | 50 | 0 | 15 | $250,000 | G, SD |
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A family of tornadoes skipped northeast from the Gulf of America, SW of Panama City, 170 or more miles to Turner County, Georgia. Most of the injuries were in Jackson County, as about 25 homes and trailers were torn apart. |
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| 2/17/1975 | 1030 am | F1 | 5.4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
| 4/9/1975 | 1000 pm | F1 | 0.5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 | G, SD, SPC |
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Buildings were unroofed, trailers were overturned, and a store was torn apart in donwtown Malone. |
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| 9/13/1979 | 330 am | F1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD, SPC |
| 6/7/1983 | 820 am | F1 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
| 10/31/1985 | 1036 am | F0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD |
| 2/10/1986 | 920 am | F1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
| 4/18/1988 | 800 pm | F1 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
| 4/18/1988 | 800 pm | F2 | 15 | 300 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 | G, SD, SPC |
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Moved from Malone to 5m ENE of town. One house and three mobile homes were destroyed. Two other houses were damaged. |
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| 6/16/1989 | 826 am | F0 | 0.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
| 10/1/1989 | 500 am | F1 | 0.2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | $250,000 | SD, SPC |
| 12/12/1989 | 1023 am | F1 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD |
| 1/23/1992 | 226 am | F0 | 0.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | $2,500 | SD, SPC |
| 10/4/1995 | 1240 pm | F0 | 0.1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
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A tornado was reported by Jackson County Sheriff's Department. |
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| 3/6/1996 | 205 pm | F1 | 7 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 | SD, SPC |
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A tornado first touched down west of Malone on Highway 2 causing major damage to two homes and bringing down trees and power lines. The Pleasant Ridge church was destroyed. Further east, the tornado struck just south of Malone and damaged five homes and downed power lines. |
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| 10/26/1997 | 815 am | F1 | 1.5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 | SD, SPC |
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An F1 tornado lifted a roof off a barn four miles west of Malone. Many large trees were toppled and some fences were destroyed. |
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| 10/26/1997 | 1040 am | F0 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 | SD, SPC |
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F0 tornado inflicted structural damage to Woolworths department store on US Highway 90 in Marianna. Numerous 12" diameter trees were snapped. |
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| 6/5/1998 | 550 pm | F0 | 0.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 | SD, SPC |
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Apparent gustnado caused minor damage to a local restaurant. |
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| 3/11/2000 | 216 pm | F1 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 | SD, SPC |
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An F1 tornado downed a hundred large pine trees and damaged a pump house, mobile home, and a barn. Reported by a storm spotter. |
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| 12/16/2000 | 150 pm | F1 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 0 | $300,000 | SD, SPC |
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The supercell thunderstorm which spawned an F2 tornado near Bonifay in southeastern Holmes County, tracked northeast into northwestern Jackson County. This storm produced an F1 tornado which touched down twice. The hardest hit areas were just south of Graceville along Highway 77 and near the Springhill subdivision on Highway 273. Numerous trees were uprooted, knocking out power lines as they fell. Many mobile home roofs were blown off and carports damaged. Considerable debris blocked several county roads. Nearly 3,000 customers were without power for five hours. Reported by the Jackson County EMA and Jackson County Floridan. |
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| 3/15/2001 | 340 am | F2 | 3 | 300 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 | SD, SPC |
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The F2 tornado that touched down near Wausau in southeast Washington County, raced northeast across the Washington-Jackson County line and hit the Round Lake community just south of Alford before it dissipated. Fifteen homes were severely damaged and two homes were destroyed. A gift shop on U.S. Highway 231 was destroyed. There were numerous downed trees and power lines. Reported by the Jackson County EMA. |
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| 9/25/2002 | 525 pm | F0 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 1 | $150,000 | SD, SPC |
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A tornado touched down just south of Graceville and moved northwest. Much of the damage occurred on Spruce Road, Shadow Lane and State Highway 77. Four homes were damaged. One barn was destroyed, while the roof from another barn was blown a quarter mile away. Numerous trees and power lines were snapped. An estimated 440 customers in Graceville were without power. A man was injured when the roof of his auto shop collapsed. Reported by the Jackson County EMA. |
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| 3/20/2003 | 250 am | F2 | 8 | 300 | 0 | 3 | $500,000 | SD, SPC |
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A tornado touched down in Cypress, just west of Grand Ridge, and traveled northeast before lifting to the north of Sneads. Two mobile homes and a single-family home were destroyed. Fifteen single-family and mobile homes were damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were down. One person was seriously injured and two sustained minor injuries. Reported by the Jackson County EMA and CAP/NWS aerial survey team. |
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| 9/15/2004 | 831 pm | F2 | 8 | 500 | 0 | 3 | $3,000,000 | SD, SPC |
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A strong F2 tornado touched down about four miles west of Cypress. It damaged 10 mobile homes and destroyed 25 others in the Gold Drive Trailer Park. Three occupants were injured. The tornado moved northwest and damaged 10 mobile homes in the Brogdon Lane Trailer Park on U.S. Highway 90 just east of Marianna. It caused significant damage to the Federal Correctional Institution and destroyed eight vehicles. Before lifting, the tornado destroyed the Sykes Enterprise facility and some vehicles near the Marianna Municipal Airport. Reported by the Jackson County EMA. |
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| 8/25/2008 | 426 pm | EF0 | 0.2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | n/a | SD, SPC |
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A tornado touched down briefly in an open field. No damage was reported. |
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| 3/27/2009 | 720 am | EF0 | 0.2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 | SD, SPC |
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A boat dock was damaged along with several small boats being submerged on the east side of Round Lake. A nearby home was damaged. A citizen in the area reported a roaring sound with several trees uprooted. |
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| 4/28/2011 | 350 am | EF1 | 3.0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 | SD, SPC |
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An EF1 tornado touched down at the Marianna Municipal Airport. Seven small Cessna aircraft were damaged or destroyed and several nearby homes received damage as well. Several trees were snapped in the area. The damage path was intermittent for 3 miles to the east of the airport with maximum winds estimated at 90 mph and a maximum path width of 150 yards. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. On April 27th, a historic tornado outbreak occurred across portions of central and northern Alabama and extended into central and northern Georgia. The remnants of this systems moved across the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend on April 28th in a weakened state. Still, an EF1 tornado touched down at the Marianna Municipal Airport and other wind and hail events were also reported. |
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| 9/5/2011 | 1157 am | EF0 | 0.35 | 25 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 | SD, SPC |
| A brief tornado touchdown occurred near 3164 Highway 69 NE. The public reported seeing a condensation funnel with trees uprooted and a farm tractor moved. The report was relayed by the Florida State Watch Office. This tornado occurred in association with the outer feeder bands of the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. Monetary damage was estimated. | ||||||||
| 8/29/2012 | 412 pm | EF0 | 0.37 | 25 | 0 | 0 | $0 | SD, SPC |
| The broadcast media obtained video of a well developed and persistent funnel cloud with a brief tornado touchdown in an open area north of Greenwood and south of Dozier Road. No damage occurred. | ||||||||
| 4/30/2014 | 1244 am | EF1 | 1.62 | 100 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 | SD |
| This tornado touched down a half mile or so east of Highway 77 south of Graceville. Damage was mostly to trees, but several homes were also damaged. One was severely damaged when a large oak tree toppled onto it. Damage to trees and to one home east of Highway 77 was consistent with EF1 damage with peak winds around 110 mph. This tornado also exhibited a debris signature on dual-pol radar. Monetary damage was estimated. | ||||||||
| 4/30/2014 | 1252 am | EF1 | 4.61 | 150 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 | SD |
| A second tornado was confirmed in Jackson county starting along Highway 231 southeast of Campbellton with a few trees blown over and snapped. There was evidence of sporadic damage to trees to the north-northeast. The second, and more significant area of damage of damage was to a grove of pine trees east of Campbellton along Highway 2. There was clear evidence of a tornado at this location consistent with higher end EF1 damage. There was no evidence of damage very far to the northeast of this road. Peak winds were estimated to be around 110 mph, and this tornado produced a debris signature on dual-pol radar. Monetary damage was estimated. | ||||||||
| 10/14/2014 | 200 am | EF0 | 1.73 | 20 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 | SD |
| Most of the damage from this tornado was limited to trees about 0.6 miles east of the Cottondale airport. However, one house had a garage door blown in and some of the roof structure removed. The tornado was rated EF0 with winds estimated at 75 to 80 mph. A small debris signature was also seen on KEVX dual-pol radar. Monetary damage was estimated. | ||||||||
| 11/17/2014 | 557 am | EF0 | 0.50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 | SD |
| Three mobile homes were damaged by a brief EF0 tornado near Grand Ridge. Monetary damage was estimated. | ||||||||
| 4/19/2015 | 847 am | EF1 | 1.73 | 200 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 | SD |
| 2/11/2018 | 328 am | EF0 | 8.40 | 25 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | SD |
| A tornado touched down in northwest Jackson county and briefly moved into far southern Houston county . Structural damage was minimal with minor roof damage in Graceville. Trees were also blown down along the track with a dual -pol tornadic debris signature observed on radar in far southern Houston county. This tornado was rated EF0 with max winds estimated at 65 mph based on the observed damage. Damage cost was estimated. | ||||||||
| 4/23/2020 | 300 pm | EF2 | 7.89 | 400 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD |
| Initial damage was noted near the intersection of Owen Place and Piney Grove Roads. From the touchdown point, damage, consisting of hundreds of snapped and uprooted trees, was continuous right to the Jackson County border along Corbin Rd. The tornado intensified as it moved across Jackson County. In addition to downing many hundreds of trees there was significant structural damage at two locations. The first was at a farm off Farren Ranch Road where a two story outbuilding /home was completely destroyed with debris thrown several hundred yards. The second was along Bethlehem Rd. south of Kynesville Rd. where several mobile homes suffered significant damage. One of the mobile homes was completely destroyed with it's frame wrapped into a tree. Fortunately the mobile home was vacant at the time. | ||||||||
| 9/16/2020 | 709 am | EF0 | 2.15 | 50 | 0 | 0 | $0 | SD |
| This is a continuation of the weak tornado from Calhoun county. A tornado tracked just inside of Jackson county before lifting according to reports from the public. Only damage to trees was reported, and this tornado was rated EF0. | ||||||||
| 3/9/2022 | 555 am | EFU | 0.15 | 25 | 0 | 0 | $0 | SD |
| A tornado briefly touched down in a field according to video posted on social media. No damage was reported. | ||||||||
| 3/31/2022 | 316 am | EF1 | 6.27 | 200 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 | SD |
| An EF3 tornado tracked through Washington County into Jackson County Florida during the early morning hours of Thursday , March 31, 2022. The Jackson county portion of the tornado was rated as an EF1. The tornado began near Roland Rd and Ovid Ln in Washington County where it snapped tree trunks as it moved northeastward. The tornado crossed Orange Hill Rd and continued on to Gilberts Mill Rd. On Gilberts Mill Rd near Stewart Rd, a barn was destroyed and a manufactured home was damaged and shifted on its foundation, which is in line with EF-1 damage. Snapped and uprooted trees were observed all along Gilberts Mill Rd. Further northeast, a manufactured home sustained significant damage and several outbuildings were destroyed. A camper and a greenhouse were also destroyed here, consistent with EF-1 damage. The tornado strengthened as it continued northeastward along Gilberts Mill Rd before completely destroying and sweeping away an anchored double wide manufactured home and a newer, anchored single wide home. The double wide home was the site of the two fatalities, and one person in the single wide was injured when he was thrown into the tree line grasping his mattress. Several projectiles were driven into the ground at this location. A large boat was also thrown from its trailer and overturned . Damage at this location was consistent with strong EF-2 winds. The tornado continued to strengthen as it moved across Jewel Rd and at that location, a well-built brick home was partially destroyed and likely was sideswiped by the tornado. The end of the home that was hit sustained major collapse of roof and exterior brick walls as well as a generator ripped from its anchoring and thrown across a field. The other end of the home was less severely damaged but still suffered major roof loss. A car in the driveway was pushed off of the driveway , and an attached carport was destroyed. Across the street, a wood frame home with block foundation was completely destroyed and swept from the foundation, leaving only some cinder blocks and a floor joist. The debris from the house was thrown into a pole barn which was also destroyed. An injury occurred at this site when the home occupant ran to the barn and dove under his pickup truck. The damage to this home and the brick home are consistent with EF3 damage and maximum winds of 150 mph. The tornado weakened some as it moved northeast, inflicting roof damage to a home and damage to out buildings along Archie Sapp Rd . On Syfrett Rd, several sheds and outbuildings were destroyed, a single wide manufactured home was flipped onto its side, and a brick home sustained major roof damage. This damage along Archie Sapp Rd and Syfrett Rd are consistent with EF1 damage. The tornado snapped a couple of tree trunks along Dilmore Rd before lifting just south of Interstate 10 near Standland Rd. | ||||||||
| 1/9/2024 | 614 am | EF1 | 5.55 | 450 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 | SD |
| This tornado touched down in far northeast Bay county, travelled through far northwest Calhoun county, and ended in Jackson county. The Bay county portion of the tornado is rated EF0. The Calhoun and Jackson county portions of the tornado are rated EF1 with max winds estimated at 90 mph. The tornado began in northeastern Bay county where it touched down in a wooded area between US 231 and NW County road 274 snapping several trees. Multiple trees along NW County road 167 were snapped or uprooted. The track continued to the northeast into Jackson county where it crossed through forested land before crossing Freeman Road. The tornado continued through another wooded area before moving parallel with Grand Mesa Avenue where several trees were uprooted or snapped. The tornado then continued through another wooded area before crossing Varsey Lane where it damaged some small outbuilding sheds as well as snapped a few trees. The tornado continued to track parallel to Varsey Lane to the northeast before snapping tree tops along its path before lifting just beyond Celestial Lane in another wooded area. The tornado reached its maximum width of approximately 450 yards as well as its maximum intensity as it crossed NW county road 167 with the most widespread tree damage observed at this point. | ||||||||
| 1/9/2024 | 625 am | EF2 | 16.33 | 600 | 0 | 7 | $5,000,000 | SD |
| The tornado began in an open field that paralleled highway 73 in central Jackson county. The tornado continued to the northeast before crossing Pandora road where it uprooted a couple large pine trees, one of which fell on an older single wide trailer, which was completely destroyed. Another slightly newer single wide trailer had half of its roof peeled back and blown into the woods behind it to the northeast. The tornado continued to the northeast where it crossed Magnolia road. Several trees were uprooted and snapped along the road. A brand new manufactured home had half of its roof blown off . A trailer park along Mark lane had several large trees snapped or uprooted, and a few roofs were peeled back on some of the single wide homes in the subdivision. The tornado then went on to cross I-10 where an 18 wheeler was knocked over. After crossing I-10, the tornado paralleled Spring Creek road where it snapped and uprooted several large hardwood trees as well as peeled back part of the roof of a shed. The tornado continued to the northeast where it crossed U.S. Highway 90 where a majority of the damage and seven injuries occurred in an RV Park and neighborhood . Several mobile homes where significantly damaged or flipped upside down while being displaced several hundred feet. Several large pine trees where snapped at the base as well. In the subdivision just to the northeast of the RV Park on Rooks Drive , two residential family homes had their roofs completely blown off . A church just across the street from the homes off Merritts Mill road had a cinder block outbuilding collapse . The church building sustained some damage to the gable. The tornado continued to the northeast where several homes off of Janette Drive had partial roof damage as well as sporadic tree damage . The tornado continued to the northeast again through a wooded area before moving through Blue Spring subdivision where extensive damage was observed to the roofs and siding of a majority of the homes. Two homes off of Spring Chase Lane had their roofs blown off along with several large mature hardwoods being snapped at their base. The tornado reached its maximum intensity and width through this stretch just beyond U.S. Highway 90. The maximum width is estimated to be around 600 yards. From the Blue Springs Road subdivision, the tornado continued to the northeast parallel to Blue Springs Road where it snapped and uprooted several trees. The tornado continued along Blue Springs road where it damaged the roofs of several single wide manufactured homes. The tornado continued to the northeast where it collapsed the roof of another church outbuilding along Polar Springs road while also uprooting and snapping several trees on the church property. The tornado crossed Fort road to the northeast of the church where several trees were snapped and uprooted before continuing through a wooded area. The tornado crossed Wintergreen road where a few trees were uprooted along the road, before it dissipated over the field to the northeast of the road. The tornado was rated EF2 with max winds estimated at 125 mph. | ||||||||
| 1/9/2024 | 750 am | EF1 | 13.82 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 | SD |
| This tornado started in Jackson county and continued into Houston county. The Jackson county portion of the tornado is rated as an EF1. The Houston county portion of the tornado is rated EF2 with max winds estimated at 130 mph. This tornado touched down in a swampy area, just east of Holmes Creek in northwest Jackson County. The tornado initially uprooted and snapped several softwood and hardwood trees, along Hickshill Road and in addition, it damaged an outbuilding there. The tornado continued northeast, damaging more hardwood and softwood trees along Piano Road. The first structure to be impacted by this tornado was a double-wide manufactured home on the northern side of Piano Road. Additional softwood and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted along Danford Bay Road. Tree damage continued along Orchid Road, Damascus Church Road and Layton Road as the tornado continued to progress northeastward. An outbuilding was damaged along Orchid Road, and a single- family home suffered significant roof damage along Layton Road. The tornado then destroyed two ninety foot, seventy-year-old concrete silos. Damage was found along the entire length of Everett Road which was composed of the snapping and uprooting of trees, along with damage to an outbuilding and a mobile home succumbing to window damage. More trees were damaged along Heislar Road and Peanut Road as the tornado continued its northeastward trek. A single-family home on Peanut Road suffered significant roof damage. When the tornado reached Shiloh Church Loop, a single- family home suffered significant roof damage. The tornado continued to move northeast across Highway 2 where more softwood and hardwood trees were uprooted and snapped. Most of the damage to this point is classified as EF-1. Before the tornado crossed into Alabama, it damaged the roof of a small business on US-231. After crossing into Houston County Alabama, the tornado produced a continuous swath of damage on either side of State Line Road all the way towards the city of Cottonwood. This is also consistent of EF-1 damage. The first instance of EF-2 damage was when the tornado approached Cottonwood proper, along Ramer Loop rolling a single-wide mobile home, destroying it, despite it being well strapped. As the tornado moved through downtown Cottonwood, numerous small businesses sustained damage, ranging from blown out windows, roof damage and in one case the failure of the front-facing brick facade. Additional EF-2 damage occurred when the tornado removed the entire roof of a large two-story home. The tornado continued its northeastward jog, leaving Cottonwood proper, and commenced to destroy a two-story Moose Lodge that was composed of cinder-blocks resulting in another instance of EF-2 damage. The most significant tree damage noted on this survey occurred when the tornado paralleled Dyers Road, thus snapping numerous hardwood and softwood trees. The most significant damage along this northeastward path occurred on September Road where a double-wide home was completely destroyed, and resulted in one fatality. As the tornado continued to move northeast to across Whitaker Road and Creek Church Road, EF-1 tree damage was noted. The tornado caused mainly EF-0 damage to softwood and hardwood trees along Green Frog Road and Ed Tolar Road . One last structural damage occurred to a single-family home where it caused significant roof damage before lifting near the Chattahoochee River. In summary, while most damage was EF-1, there were instances of EF-2 damage with the max wind of 130 mph. In addition to the one fatality, there were also ten direct injuries from the tornado and an additional six indirect injuries during the response phase of the disaster, all in the Cottonwood area. Thanks to Houston County and Jackson County Emergency Management for assistance with this damage survey. | ||||||||
| *Sources |
G - Grazulis, T. P., 1993: Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991. A Chronology and Analysis of Events. Environmental Films, Tornado Project, St. Johsnbury, VT. |
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