Georgia, 1996

Tornado in Georgia, March 6, 1996

March 6, 1996 · NWS TAE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A tornado began near Oak Glenn and moved east across Worth County to Shingler. Several mobile homes were destroyed along with several tractor trailers.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$6.0 million
Crop damage
$2.0 million
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS TAE wrote it up.

A tornado began near Oak Glenn and moved east across Worth County to Shingler. Several mobile homes were destroyed along with several tractor trailers. At least four large grain bins were demolished along with other farm buildings and equipment. Damage to timber was also significant.

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1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Worth

When
March 6, 11:02 AM EST to 11:15 AM EST
Where
Worth County, Red Rock to Shingler
Rating
F2
Path length
10 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$6.0 million
Crop damage
$2.0 million
Coordinates
31.580, -83.930

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5546140.