Five homes were unroofed or torn apart south of Newton.

At least one home was destroyed 2m N of Camilla.

Moved ENE along the edge of Meigs. Small homes were destroyed. A fertilizer plant was torn apart and accounted for most of the damage.

Moved NE, striking Sale City and passing through Poplar Arbor. Six homes, a church, and 12 barns were destroyed. Many farm animals were killed in the barns.

Moved N along the west edge of Baconton. One home was unroofed. Other homes were damaged, and trees were uprooted.

Moved E, hitting 1m W of Pelham. Several small homes were destroyed or damaged heavily.

Moved ENE from 4m SW of Pelham. Two small homes were totally demolished. A mother and two children were carried aboit 200 yards and dropped, reportedly unhurt. Two occupants of the second home suffered minor injuries. Tobacco barns and other farm buildings were destroyed, and other homes were damaged.

Skipped E from near Lester, where one woman was killed in a mobile home. The next significant damage was at Alapaha, where the police station was destroyed.

Skipped NE from near Reynoldsville, Yates Springs, and ending NE of Camilla. Buildings were destroyed at the Bainbridge Industrial Park, but most of the damage was to homes and forests in Mitchell County. About 100 frame homes were damaged, as were 50 mobile homes.

An F1 tornado struck Camilla on Mt. Zion Rd and GA Highway 37 uprooting large pines, damaging a residence and farm machinery, and destroying a shed. A man was injured when his pickup truck was blown off GA Highway 262. The tornado toppled numerous pecan trees as it travelled north of Camilla along U.S. Highway 19.

A strong tornado tore through two major subdivisions and four mobile home parks just south of Camilla after touching down just east of Branchville. Damage assessments from the American Red Cross and Federal Emergency Management Agency reported 200 homes destroyed and 250 homes damaged. Two miles south of Camilla on GA Highway 112, a large trailer manufacturing plant was destroyed. Eleven fatalities were confirmed by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, all of which resided in mobile homes. Approximately 175 persons were injured. The American Red Cross and Salvation Army opened several shelters for the homeless. Hundreds of acres of pecan trees were uprooted, pine trees snapped, and power lines toppled. Numerous irrigation systems were damaged. Property damage estimates totalled $20 million with crop losses estimated at $2 million. Mitchell County was declared a federal disaster area. Reported by the Mitchell County EMA. F55MH, F18MH, F50MH, M17MH, M47MH, F40MH, F33MH, F17MH, F25MH, F51MH, F51MH

A strong tornado tracked northeast from extreme northwestern Thomas County into extreme southeastern Mitchell County. Numerous homes were damaged as well as downed trees and power lines. One man died from injuries sustained when the tornado destroyed his mobile home and neighboring woodframe home two miles north of Meigs. Reported by the Mitchell County EMA. M73MH

A small tornado briefly touched down and destroyed a warehouse. Several trees and power lines were toppled. Reported by the Mitchell County EMA.

The tornado which initially touched down just south of the Grady-Mitchell County line, continued northeast, and lifted just north of County Road 262. The worst damage occurred from Wade Road to County Road 262. It destroyed three mobile homes and severely damaged three frame homes. Several mobile homes and a few frame homes sustained minor damage. The tornado toppled numerous trees and some power lines. Reported by the Mitchell County EMA.

An F2 tornado touched down near Branchville, and traveled northeast. Its path was similar to the February 14, 2000 tornado. The tornado intensified to F3 as it passed just south of Camilla, then weakened as it neared the Mitchell-Worth County line. The tornado destroyed 66 homes, and damaged 200 homes and businesses. Numerous trees and power lines were down. At least three dozen roads were closed by debris. The tornado claimed four lives and injured 200. The hardest hit area was in the Goodson Road area of Camilla. A state of emergency was declared for Mitchell County. Reported by the Mitchell County EMA and CAP/NWS aerial survey team. M1MH, M8MH, F40MH, M42MH

A tornado touched down on Mount Zion Road and damaged a brick home. Another dozen homes were damaged. As it traveled northeast, it damaged two irrigation pivots, tossed hay bales 200 feet across Highway 93 and uprooted many trees. The tornado then moved across open fields before crossing into Colquitt County. The storm survey was conducted by a SKYWARN storm spotter.

The Mitchell County Sheriff reported a brief tornado touchdown near U.S. Highway 19. No damage was observed.

The EF2 tornado moved northeast from Baker County into Mitchell County just west of Baconton. GEMA and FEMA assessed 26 minor damaged homes, 25 major damaged homes, and two destroyed homes. Thirteen businesses sustained minor losses. Most of the damage occurred just north of Baconton on Gravel Hill Road in the Pleasant Grove community. Over 200 acres of pecan trees were uprooted. The tornado flipped over a semi on U.S. Highway 19 about four miles north of Baconton then crossed into southeastern Dougherty County. A state of emergency was declared by the Governor.

An EF1 tornado with max winds near 95 mph touched down near Flint River just west of US 19 and north of Baconton in Mitchell County. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. In fact, there were estimates of around 3,000 pecan trees destroyed. There was roof damage to several mobile homes off Stage Coach Road. The tornado may have touched down a bit further west and lifted a bit further east. However, these areas were inaccessible to the survey team. Damage cost was estimated. An article from Texas A&M states that a mature pecan tree is worth around $2,500, bringing the estimated crop damage total to around $7.5 million.

Tornado touched down just west of the Mitchell/Worth County line along South County Line Road, damaging a mobile home. The tornado continued northeast, impacting several single family homes along Highway 112 and York Road. Damage to a home on York Road was consistent with an EF2 tornado wind peak winds around 120 mph. The tornado lift shortly after crossing York Road, with no additional damage noted.

This tornado touched down near Welch St. NW on the west side of Pelham, GA. Damage was mainly confined to snapped or uprooted trees. However, the tornado did remove a large percentage of metal roofing at an auto service building on Curry Street. It also flipped a van at this location. Several trees were uprooted or snapped on Green St. before the tornado damaged a metal awning at a warehouse on U.S. 19 just south of Green St. East. The tornado continued southeast from there, causing some damage to an outbuilding and the roof of a home on Harmony Road before lifting. The damage was consistent with an EF-1 rating with max winds of 95 mph. Many other locations within Pelham were damaged by straight-line winds estimated to be around 80 mph.

A tornado touched down near the intersection of Faircloth road and Tuton Road in Mitchell county . It snapped a stand of large pine trees before moving east southeast towards a residence along Tuton road . At the residence, it snapped and uprooted several large pine trees, uplifted and destroyed a car port, and slightly moved a tiny home off its foundation, but did not produce significant damage to it. The very evident path continued to a residence along Palm road where it snapped a few pine trees across the field from the house. The tornado continued east towards Bobwhite Way where a stand of large pine trees and other miscellaneous trees were uprooted or snapped along the road. The path of the tornado was very evident through a Plantation where a line of large pine trees were snapped or uprooted until Georgia highway 93. A residence along Georgia highway 93 had a front porch lifted off the house, as well as many large trees snapped or uprooted along the property. The tree damage continued towards the Mitchell and Colquitt county line where the tornado likely lifted. This tornado was rated an EF1 with maximum winds around 90 mph.

G - Grazulis, T. P., 1993: Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991.  A Chronology and Analysis of Events. Environmental Films, Tornado Project, St. Johsnbury, VT.
SD - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1950-2009: Storm Data. National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC.
SPC - Storm Prediction Center Database