EF0 tornado touchdown confirmed in Floyd County
The National Weather Service has confirmed a weak tornado touched down in Floyd County overnight as a system of strong storms moved through North Georgia.
A NWS survey team determined that EF0-strength winds, about 75 mph, touched down along a short track on Booger Hollow Road east of Cave Spring, Channel 2 Action News reported.
Confirmed weak tornado touched down last night in Floyd County https://t.co/ZonqTEyL0b
— Christian Jennings (@CJenningsWSB) March 15, 2019
A final determination on the tornado’s strength has not been made, Channel 2 meteorologist Brad Nitz said. The tornado’s start and end time, path length and width, and overall rating will be determined at a later time, he said.
The NWS Survey Team has preliminarily found EF0 (max winds ~75mph) along Booger Hollow Road in Floyd County yesterday. The start/end times, path length/width and overall rating will be determined at a later time.
— Brad Nitz (@BradNitzWSB) March 15, 2019
The roofs of multiple mobile homes were damaged, the news station reported. One home’s carport was destroyed, and a trampoline was lifted into the air mangled when the tornado-force winds came through.
Just talked to homeowner about what she experienced when a tornado destroyed her carport. She’s thankful her family wasn’t hurt! Watch for my LIVE report starting at 4 on @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/zBbCupuUky
— Christian Jennings (@CJenningsWSB) March 15, 2019
We’re working to learn more.
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