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Public Information Statement National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 427 PM EDT Thu May 25 2017 /327 PM CDT Thu May 25 2017/ ...NWS Damage Survey For 5/23/17 and 5/24/17 Tornado Event... .Randolph County Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 10.21 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/23/2017 Start Time: 11:46 AM EDT Start Location: 1 SSE Coleman / Randolph County / GA Start Lat/Lon: 31.6552 / -84.8836 End Date: 05/23/2017 End Time: 12:00 PM EDT End Location: 1 SW Goffs Mill / Randolph County / GA End Lat/Lon: 31.6919 / -84.7159 Summary: Damage consisted primarily of minor tree damage. A single family home suffered minor roof damage, and a carport collapsed along Fountain Ridge Road. .Cook County Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.14 miles Path Width /maximum/: 568 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/24/2017 Start Time: 04:48 PM EDT Start Location: 2 S Massee / Cook County / GA Start Lat/Lon: 31.1661 / -83.3577 End Date: 05/24/2017 End Time: 04:53 PM EDT End Location: 1 SE Massee / Cook County / GA End Lat/Lon: 31.179 / -83.3461 Summary: Tornado began near the intersection of Hutchinson Parrish and Howard Bennett Roads and moved north-northeast across an open field, growing in size to roughly 0.3 mile wide. The tornado then impacted an irrigation pivot along the south side of Boone Road, before impacting several residences on the north side of Boone Road. While there were sporadic instances of trees uprooted or snapped, all structural damage associated with this tornado was minor - mainly limited to loss of metal roofs and shingles. EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories. EF0...Weak......65 TO 85 mph EF1...Weak......86 TO 110 mph EF2...Strong....111 TO 135 mph EF3...Strong....136 TO165 mph EF4...Violent...166 TO 200mph EF5...Violent...>200mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS Storm Data.
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