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Public Information Statement...UPDATED
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
300 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/27/2024 Tornado Event - Update # 1...

.Update...Confirmed tornado (EF-1) in Harris County.

.Overview...A storm system that crossed the area late on May 26th
and through Memorial Day (May 27th), generated numerous reports of
wind damage across north and central Georgia, along with a couple
of short-lived tornadoes across west-central Georgia. The Coweta
County tornado was surveyed and confirmed the following day. A
longer period of time was needed to confirm the Harris County
tornado due to damage occurring in very rural/private property,
but thanks to Harris County Emergency Management, we were able to
verify and confirm damage associated with another tornado. Please
see details on both tornadoes below.

.Northwest Coweta County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.48 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/27/2024
Start Time:             08:23 AM EDT
Start Location:         3 SW Plant Yates / Coweta County / GA
Start Lat/Lon:          33.4316 / -84.9501

End Date:               05/27/2024
End Time:               08:25 AM EDT
End Location:           2 WSW Arnco-Sargent / Coweta County / GA
End Lat/Lon:            33.4202 / -84.8916

Survey Summary:
A brief tornado began near Payton Rd and Boone Rd in northwest
Coweta County just east of Chattahoochee Bend State Park, downing
trees, several falling on homes. The tornado traveled east-
southeast along Boone Rd downing additional trees with the most
intense damage with maximum winds estimated at 90 mph occurred
near the 100 block of Boone Rd where dozens of trees were blown
down, some on homes. Fortunately, the tornado lifted shortly
after this time.

.Harris County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.28 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   250 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/27/2024
Start Time:             12:02 PM EDT
Start Location:         2 SSW Whitesville-Pine Lake / Harris County / GA
Start Lat/Lon:          32.7832 / -85.0585

End Date:               05/27/2024
End Time:               12:12 PM EDT
End Location:           4 SE Whitesville-Pine Lake / Harris County / GA
End Lat/Lon:            32.7642 / -84.9895

Survey Summary:
A tornado occurred over mainly rural areas of northwest Harris
County around midday on Monday (Memorial Day), May 27th. Along
and just to the east of Pine Lake Road, debris from trees was
scattered around near a residence (1660 Pine Lake Road). A
tornado debris signature (TDS) was noted (from KFFC radar) around
this area which supports the tree damage. The storm/tornado
continued its track east-southeast with trees snapped or uprooted
along GA Hwy 219 near mile marker 14. This is just west of I-185,
again in a very rural area. Another brief TDS was noted (from
KMXX radar) near Hawks Road just west of a high-tension power
line region that runs north-to-south across the area. EM
officials traveled via ATVs in this area and noted a significant
number (greater than 30) trees either snapped or uprooted. Little
damage was noted on the east side of this area and radar shows
the circulation quickly dissipating after 1612z. Based on the
number and magnitude of tree damage, we are estimating max winds
of 90 MPH which would make this an EF-1 tornado.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.

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