Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
239 NOUS42 KFFC 040044 PNSFFC GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-041730- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 845 PM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024 ...Added Times and Path Length and Width Information to the Rockdale County Tornado... ...NWS Survey Team Assigns Preliminary Rating of EF-2 to the April 2 Rockdale County Tornado... ...NWS Survey Team Assigns Preliminary Rating of EF-1 to the April 3 Crisp County Tornado... ...Houston County Survey Ongoing... A survey team from the National Weather Service office in Peachtree City GA determined the damage in and near Conyers in Rockdale County that occurred late evening on April 2nd was due to an EF-2 tornado with maximum winds of 115 mph. The tornado touched down around 11:49 PM EDT Tuesday, April 2, near the 3200 block of Klondike Rd southwest of Conyers and traveled east-northeast 9.5 miles downing thousands of trees, some landing on homes, businesses and vehicles. The tornado lifted around 12:06 AM EDT Wednesday, April 3, near the intersection of N Tower Way NE and Georgia-138. The maximum path width was 800 yards. Another survey team in Crisp County determined the damage over western part of the county southwest of Cordele was due to an EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 100 mph. The NWS and Houston County Emergency Management are also coordinating an evaluation of damage in the Centerville and Warner Robins areas. Details of these damage tracks are still being collected and updated preliminary reports will be issued tonight or Thursday via Public Information Statements. This information will also be available on our website at http://weather.gov/ffc. $$