Deer Creek Tornado - December 16, 2019

Deer Creek EF-0 Tornado (Bibb County)
December 16, 2019

Event Summary

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-0
Estimated Maximum Wind:	70 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	3.12 miles
Maximum Path Width:	200 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	2 ENE Gary Springs 32.9800/-87.0507 at 949 pm
Approximate End Point/Time:	2 SSE Six Mile 32.9858/-86.9977 at 955 pm

NWS Meteorologists surveyed damage in east central Bibb County northeast of Centreville and determined it was the result of a tornado.

The tornado began northeast of Centreville in an inaccessible area east of Gary Springs Loop Road, where a well-defined tornado debris signature was observed by the KBMX radar. The tornado tracked eastward and crossed Pine Tree Road and Tucker Road, where a few trees and limbs were downed. Maximum winds were estimated at 70 mph.

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Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) of the tornado just after it touched down. Images are from KBMX at 950 pm.