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Tallahassee, Florida

Cook County, GA

Date Time (LST) F/EF-Scale Length (Miles) Maximum Width (Yards) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage Source*
4/1/1948 1130 am F2 12 200 0 0 $50,000 G

Moved E from the Little River to the New River, passing between Lenox and Adel. Twenty homes were unroofed or damaged. Smaller buildings were destroyed.
4/6/1963 600 pm F2 4 300 0 0 n/a G, SPC

Moved NE from NE Brooks County to near Adel. Trees were uprooted and several barns were destroyed.
6/22/1970 215 am F2 0.3 33 0 0 $25,000 SD, SPC
2/8/1971 640 am F1 1 100 0 0 $25,000 SD, SPC
6/27/1972 330 pm F1 0.3 30 0 1 $25,000 SD, SPC
4/25/1973 630 pm F1 0.1 50 0 0 $25,000 SD, SPC
4/5/1977 245 am F1 5.4 333 0 0 $25,000 SD, SPC
4/18/1978 1235 pm F1 10 33 0 0 $25,000 SD, SPC
3/30/1989 819 am F1 0.2 30 0 0 $25,000 SD, SPC
4/30/1991 415 pm F0 0.1 20 0 0 $2,500 SD, SPC
2/14/2000 230 am F0 0 0 0 0 n/a SD, SPC

Brief tornado touchdown with no damage. Reported by the Cook County Sheriff.

*Sources

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, 1950-2007: Storm Data. National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC.
SPC - Storm Prediction Center Database
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