Tornado Confirmed In Upson

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONFIRMED AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN UPSON COUNTY NEAR ATWATER ROAD BETWEEN WILLINGHAM SPRINGS AND WEEMS ROAD EARLY THURSDAY. EMA DIRECTOR RICHARD HICKMON SAID A TORNADO WARNING WAS ISSUED AT 1;12AM. TREES WERE DOWNED IN THE AREA AND HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE HOME OF KERI AND RODNEY FORDHAM. A BIG OAK TREE IN THE BACKYARD TORE THROUGH THE ATTIC INTO A BEDROOM AND PUT A HOLE IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM WALL AND TOOK OUT PART OF THE DECK.

The Official Report

Na ti on a l Weather Servi c e Peach tree Ci ty GA 1 01 9 AM EDT F ri J u n 2 7 2 02 5

. . . NWS Da ma ge Su rvey for 06 / 2 6 / 2 5 Up s on Cou n ty Torn a d o. . .

. . North Up s onCou n ty Torn a d o.. . Ra ti ngN                                           E F 1

E s ti ma ted P ea k Wi n d N        1 00 mp h

P a th L en gth / s ta tute/ N 3 . 5 3 mi l es P a thWi d th / ma xi mu m/N           2 00 ya rd s F ata l i ti esN                                  0

I n j u ri es N                           0

Sta rt Da te N                        06 / 2 6 / 2 02 5

Sta rt Ti me N                        01 N 1 0 AM E DT

Sta rt L oc a ti on N              1 NE Atwa ter / Up son Cou n ty / GA Sta rt L a t/ L on N                             3 2 . 973 6 / - 84. 3 5 99

E n d Da te N                           06 / 2 6 / 2 02 5

E n d Ti me N                           01 N 1 6 AM E DT

E n d L oc a ti on N                    3 W Atwa ter / Up s on Cou n ty / GA

E n d L a t/ L on N                      3 2 . 975 2 / - 84. 42 02

Su rvey Su mma ryN

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n orth ern Up s on Cou n ty a n d gen era ted en ou gh l ow level s h ea r th a t th e s torms i n th e a rea were a b l e togen era te a s h ort l i ved

torn a d o. Th e torn a d o fi r s t tou c h ed d own i n a fi el dwes t of Da y Roa d n ea r th e i n ters ec ti on of Th omp s onRoa d . At th e en d of th e

fi el d wa s a grove of p i n e trees wi th s evera l s n a p p ed off wh ere th e

torn a do c ros s ed i n to th e wooded region . Th e torn ado c on tin u ed wes t th rou gh a h ea vily woodedregion before emergin g ou t a t

Atwa ter Roa d . Nu merou s trees were s n a p ped a n d u prooted on th e ea s t s i d e of Atwa ter a rou n d 2 h omes . Al a rge grove of h a r dwood trees

were mos tly s n a p ped wh i c h i s wh ere i t i s p res u med th e torn a do

rea c h ed ma x i n ten s i ty of 95 to 100mph win d s . At a pp roxima tely 1 " 10 to 1 " 11 AM a n d over th i s loc ation i s wh en th e KF F C r a d a r firs t

d etermin ed th e p res en c e of a TDS ( torn a do d ebris s ign a tu re) . Th e

torn a do c on tin u ed movin g wes t a lon g Atwa ter roa d s n a p p i n g a n d

u p rootin g trees on both s i d es of th e roa d . At a pp roxima tely 1 " 12 AM th e torn a do c on tin u ed west a lon g Weems Roa d s n a p p i n g a n d

u p rootin g n u merou s trees on both s i d es of th e roa d . Th e TDS

c on tin u ed th rou gh th e 1 " 1 5 AM s c a n over a mostly wooded region wes t of Weems roa d wh ere th etorn a do i s p res u med l ifted a t

a p p roxima tely 1 " 16 AM a s a res u l t of n o d a ma gesbein g obs erved wes t of th e h ea vily wooded region .Th e exa c t en d of p a th i s es tima ted with ou t a n a rea ls u rvey. We wou l d l i ke to th a n k Ups on Cou n ty

E mergen c y Ma n a gemen t a n d th e Georgia E mergen cy Ma n a gemen t Agen c y for th eir a s s i s ta n c e with the s u rvey.

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E F Sc a l e " Th e E n h a n c ed F u j i ta Sc a l e c l a s s ifiestorn a does i n to th e followin g c a tegories "

E F 0. . . . . 65 to 85 mph

E F 1 . . . . . 86 to 110 mph

E F 2 . . . . . 111 to 1 3 5 mph

E F 3 . . . . . 1 3 6 to 165 mph

E F 4. . . .. 166 to200mph E F5 . . . . . .200mph

NOTE "

Th e i n forma tion i n th i s s ta temen t i s p relimin a rya n d s u b j ec t to c h a n ge pen d i n g fin a l review of th eeven t a n d p u b l i c a tion i n

NWS Storm Da ta .