LSRFFC
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1141 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 PM TORNADO 5 S AMERICUS 32.00N 84.25W
10/15/2009 SUMTER GA EMERGENCY MNGR
LIKELY TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT 700 PM APPROX 5 NM S OF
AMERICUS NEAR US HWY 19. CAUSED WALL TO COLLAPSE AND
OTHER DAMAGE TO GROCERY STORE AT 1146 S HWY 19 SOUTH OF
MCLITTLE BRIDGE RD. LARGE TREE FELL ON A FORESTRY
BUILDING NEAR THIS LOCATION. ONE HOME WAS ALSO DAMAGED.
AT LEAST 50 TO 100 TREES WERE SNAPPED ALONG THE 2 MILE
PATH BEFORE LIFTING AT HWY 377 APPOX 5.5 SSE OF AMERICUS
AROUND 708 PM. THE TORNADO HAS NOT YET BEEN RATED PENDING
FURTHER INVESTIGATION. INITIAL WINDS EST AT 100 MPH.
&&
CORRECTED LOCATION OF END POINT OF TORNADO.
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SNELSON
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