Tornadoes in Central Georgia (Taylor County)

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On Thursday, March 1, 2007 severe thunderstorms moved across Central Georgia, producing several tornadoes that resulted in significant damage in several counties. At least two tornadoes caused fatalities (Taylor and Sumter Counties), while others caused injuries. According to survey teams from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia, the tornadoes ranged in intensity from EF0 to EF3.

In Taylor County...the tornado tracked from 3 miles southwest of Potterville to 2 miles east of Reynolds. It was rated EF2. Length was approximately 7 miles and maximum width of a quarter mile. Heaviest damage was southwest of Potterville where one death and four injuries occurred.

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Samples of Tornado Damage Seen During NWS Survey ( click images to enlarge )
mobile home used to be here.	Bus was thrown into creek bed.	Fatality occurred in this mobile home.
Where the mobile home once stood.	Where mobile home once stood.	What's left of mobile home.


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