Bremen Tornado 5/7/99

Bremen Tornado 5/7/99

The Bremen Tornado Damage Survey
May 7, 1999
by Matt Sena and Terry Murphy

Storm Summary...

F2 intensity

Path: START position 6.5 miles southwest of downtown Bremen END position 3.5 miles northeast of Bremen affecting 2 counties (Carroll and Haralson).
width = 150 yards

subdivision south of downtown Bremen

Cashtown Rd just northeast of Bremen

at least 2 dozen homes damaged...mostly by falling trees

several businesses (at least 4) damaged plus a golf course

several barns and outbuildings either destroyed or damaged

many hundreds of trees snapped or uprooted. Several were VERY large hardwoods and pines.

extensive damage to power lines and telephone lines

apparently no deaths and the number of injured is unknown.