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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 Stewart County...The tornado began on southwest side of Richland and ended 1 mile northeast of Richland. It was rated EF1. Path length approximately 1.5 miles and maximum width of 250 yards. Heaviest damage in the city of Richland with around 50 homes and businesses affected. An exterior brick wall of a store collapsed at the corner of Broad and Harris Streets. The building was declared unsafe and demolished. Harmony Primitive Baptist Church built in 1838 at the intersection of Harmony and Ponder Streets was destroyed. Only two walls were left standing. A tractor trailer at the intersection of Highways 520 and 280 was lifted and dropped causing the trailer to collapse in the center.

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