Tornadoes · United States · Georgia · 2020
EF1 tornado, Boydville to Fighting Pine, Georgia, April 13, 2020
From Boydville to Fighting Pine, this EF1 tornado ran 8.7 miles across Stephens County on April 13, 2020, touching down at 3:07 AM EDT and reaching 500 yards wide. It killed nobody, and did $20,000 of property damage.
The rating scale
Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.
EF065 to 85 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mphthis tornado
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.
The record
- Rating
- EF1
- Date
- April 13, 2020
- Touchdown
- 3:07 AM EDT (07:07 UTC)
- Lifted
- 3:15 AM EDT (07:15 UTC)
- On the ground
- 8 minutes
- Path length
- 8.7 miles (14.0 km)
- Path width
- 500 yards (457 m)
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- County
- Stephens County
- Touchdown point
- 34.513, -83.367
- Lift-off point
- 34.546, -83.219
- Record number
- 2004130107-01
The damage survey
65 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS GSP, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF3. The highest wind the damage implies is 160 mph.
Survey points are preliminary and are the raw material the published rating was built from. Source: NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit.
What the Weather Service recorded
A strong storm system impacted the Southeast, resulting in a line of strong to severe thunderstorms that moved across northeast Georgia during the early morning hours of the 13th. This resulted in severe weather, including a couple of tornadoes.
NWS storm survey determined that a tornado that began in Hall County and moved across portions of Habersham and Banks Counties moved into Stephens County in the area around ���Reservoir Number 44.��� The tornado uprooted multiple trees before lifting in the area around E Red Roof Rd and Old Cannon Rd.
NWS Storm Survey found the path of an EF1 tornado that began along W Leatherwood Rd just east of Highway 184 N. The tornado moved east/northeast, crossing Nub Garland Rd, Mize Rd, Liberty Hill Rd, Highway 17, and Whispering Pines Rd before lifting near Defoor Rd. Damage was largely confined to numerous uprooted and snapped trees and large limbs. However, a couple of homes received minor structural damage, mainly along Nub Garland Rd.
From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.
The warnings
4 minutes of warning. NWS GSP issued a tornado warning for this county at 07:03 UTC, 4 minutes before the tornado touched down, in force until 07:30 UTC.
The county was under a tornado watch, issued at 05:51 UTC and running to 09:01 UTC.
| Issued (UTC) | Expired | Product | Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02:00 UTC | 20:00 UTC | Wind Advisory | GSP |
| 05:51 UTC | 09:01 UTC | Tornado Watch | GSP |
| 06:33 UTC | 07:15 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP |
| 07:03 UTC | 07:30 UTC | Tornado Warning | GSP |
| 07:13 UTC | 07:41 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP |
| 08:16 UTC | 13:27 UTC | Flood Advisory | GSP |
Every warning and watch covering the touchdown point that day, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service products. Lead time is measured from the issue of the warning in force to the touchdown time in the database, both of which were recorded to the minute by different people.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at Apr 13, 2:24 AM EDT, 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 2:24 AM EDT, 43 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
224 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020
.SYNOPSIS...
Drier air will make it's way into the region later today in the wake
of a strong cold front. A wave of low pressure moving along the
stationary front located just south of our region will bring a
chance of precipitation back to the area late Tuesday and early
Wednesday.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
As of 145 AM EDT: Main update for the 06Z TAF issuance along
with minor adjustments made to temperatures, PoPs/weather, and
winds to coincide with latest trends, as the rest of the near
term forecast remains on track. The first line of convection
continues to slowly push eastward into the FA attm, with the
secondary line continuing to push across central TN/AL attm. A
Flash Flood Watch, Wind Advisories, and a Tornado Watch remain
in effect for the area. The new Tornado Watch (#116) includes
most of the FA, including the Charlotte-Metro area.
Previous discussion: Strong low level warm advection has squeezed
residual in-situ cold air damming to a small area along the eastern
Blue Ridge escarpment, and even this will likely erode in due time.
Per the latest SPC Mesoanalysis...weak surface-based instability as
developed into the upper Savannah River Valley, while sbCAPE > 1000
J/kg has...alarmingly...developed north of the ATL metro area.
Strong southerly flow and steepening lapse rates responding to
strengthening deep-layer forcing will continue to draw this
instability northeastward into the forecast area over the next 3 to
6 hours...ahead of the QLCS. Shear parameters will be through the
roof during this time as 60-70 kt LLJ translates across the
area...supporting outrageous (> 500) values of 0-1 km SRH.
Considering the expected degree of instability, this is looking more
like a "QLCS with embedded supercell structures" type of event,
rather than the "low-topped QLCS with mesovortex" events that we're
used to. That being the case, the SRH parameters are downright
scary, and portend the potential for a strong/damaging tornado or
two. Swaths of downburst damage also appear likely...if based on
nothing else than good old-fashioned convective mixing.
Speaking of which, gradient winds will also be an issue overnight
and into the daytime period Mon. With the lowering jet core, shallow
mixing will allow stg wind gusts to reach the sfc. With moist soils
these winds could down isol weak or dead trees. A Wind Advisory is
in effect for much of the forecast area.
Rainfall continues to pile up across southwest NC...which has
generally seen totals of 1-2 inches since Sunday morning. Widespread
moderate to heavy rain showers will persist across these areas for
the next couple of hours, followed by likely intense rainfall rates
within the QLCS. Storm totals of 2 to 4 inches, with locally higher
amounts therefore appear to be very doable, and this will likely be
enough to support localized hydro issues in the Little Tennessee
basin and in the upper French Broad River basin.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
As of 1215 PM EDT Sunday: A closed 500 mb low pressure center will
be positioned over the Great Lakes Monday night, with an associated
broad trough covering most of the CONUS. As the closed system lifts
over eastern Canada, trailing and reinforcing shortwaves will dive
through the northern Plains to keep a broad trough axis in place
through the day on Tuesday. With low-level flow maintaining a
southerly component, clouds could return in weak moist upglide
through the day. The best upstream vorticity lobe will likely cross
the southern Appalachians Tuesday night into Wednesday. This appears
to be associated with a narrow band of moisture and frontogenetical
forcing which maximizes over the southern Appalachians circa 06Z to
12Z Wednesday. This could overlap just enough with cold air to
support some high elevation snow showers, with rain showers in most
other areas, and possibly isolated thunderstorms on the warm side of
the developing front over the lower Piedmont.
The frontal boundary will then gradually slide southeast through
Wednesday, with drying and cooling developing from the northwest.
Temperatures will dip well below climo, and frost and freeze
concerns will have to be considered for the mountains and the I-40
corridor for Wednesday night.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
As of 1230 PM EDT Sunday: Relatively zonal upper flow will set up
over the southeast on Thursday, with most upstream energy moving
east of the Rockies Thursday night, and across the Midwest on
Friday. Return flow moisture ahead of this system and the associated
cold front will bring cloudiness back on Friday, and possibly low
end PoPs for showers by late day. The passing trough will move off
the East coast early in the weekend. The better support should pass
mainly north of the area, but a brief shot of deeper moisture and
forcing should cross the southern Appalachians and surrounding areas
with a weak cold front mainly Friday night. Otherwise, westerly flow
and drying conditions will return through Saturday. Mid to high
level moisture may sneak back into the picture from the west Sunday,
with a return of late day shower PoPs. Temperatures will see a
gradual warming trend to above climo values by the end of the period.
&&
.AVIATION /07Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
At KCLT and Elsewhere: A mixture of MVFR/IFR prevails at all TAF
sites this morning, as showers and thunderstorms continue to push
into the area from the west. Through the morning hours, expect this
activity to bring periods of +RA and strong to severe +TSRA, along
with reduced vsbys and LIFR cigs, ahead of the approaching cold
front. South-southeast winds AOB 20 kts with higher gusts (30 to 35
kts) are expected through this morning ahead of the front. However,
will note periods of westerly winds will be possible with
convection, as noted by TEMPO groups. Behind the front, expect
conditions to improve from west to east, with convection tapering
off and cigs improving as clouds scatter out. With conditions
improving to VFR, expect winds to veer to the SW, with gusts
subsiding this afternoon.
Outlook: Potential for rain and flight restrictions Tuesday night
into Wednesday. Otherwise expect VFR.
Confidence Table...
06-12Z 12-18Z 18-24Z 00-06Z
KCLT High 80% High 88% High 100% High 100%
KGSP High 85% High 94% High 100% High 100%
KAVL High 80% High 95% High 96% High 94%
KHKY High 89% High 82% High 100% High 100%
KGMU High 81% High 92% High 99% High 100%
KAND High 87% High 97% High 100% High 100%
The percentage reflects the number of guidance members agreeing
with the scheduled TAF issuance flight rule category. Complete hourly
experimental aviation forecast consistency tables are available at
the following link:
www.weather.gov/gsp/aviation
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...Flash Flood Watch until 8 AM EDT this morning for GAZ010-017.
Wind Advisory until 4 PM EDT this afternoon for GAZ018-026-028-
029.
NC...Flash Flood Watch until 8 AM EDT this morning for NCZ033-
048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
Wind Advisory until 4 PM EDT this afternoon for NCZ033-035>037-
048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
SC...Flash Flood Watch until 8 AM EDT this morning for SCZ001>003.
Wind Advisory until 4 PM EDT this afternoon for SCZ003>014-019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...SBK/12
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...12Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 1:57 AM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 157 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020 GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508- 510-SCZ004>014-019-140600- Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Catawba-Rowan- Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union NC- Greater Caldwell-Greater Burke-Eastern McDowell-Greater Rutherford- Eastern Polk-Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Greater Greenville- Spartanburg-Cherokee-York-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Union SC- Chester-Greenwood- 157 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...TORNADO WATCH 116 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont North Carolina, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Wind Advisory. Flash flooding may also develop in areas that see multiple rounds of heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. GAZ010-017-SCZ001-002-140600- Rabun-Habersham-Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains- 157 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...TORNADO WATCH 116 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Flash Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Flash Flood Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. NCZ051-052-058-140600- Swain-Haywood-Graham- 157 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...TORNADO WATCH 113 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Flash Flood Watch. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. NCZ033-048>050-053-140600- Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Buncombe- 157 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Wind Advisory. A line of showers and embedded strong to severe thunderstorms will move into the area from the west. This activity will pose a threat of damaging winds and perhaps an isolated tornado as it moves across the area through daybreak. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. NCZ059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-SCZ003-140600- Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson- Caldwell Mountains-Burke Mountains-McDowell Mountains- Rutherford Mountains-Polk Mountains-Greenville Mountains- 157 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...TORNADO WATCH 116 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Flash Flood Watch. Wind Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Flash Flood Watch. Wind Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. 12
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 12, 9:59 PM EDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
959 PM EDT Sun Apr 12 2020
NCZ051-058-130245-
Graham NC-Swain NC-
959 PM EDT Sun Apr 12 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL SWAIN AND GRAHAM
COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM EDT...
At 958 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles northwest of Murphy, moving northeast at 60 mph.
Locations to be impacted include...
Bryson City, Robbinsville, Cherokee, Town Of Santeetlah, Smoky
Mountains-Deep Creek, Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area, Lake Santeetlah,
Fontana Lake, Fontana Village and Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail will be possible in these
areas.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall may flood areas with poor drainage, such as
ditches and underpasses. Avoid these areas and do not cross flooded
roads. Water levels of small streams may also rise rapidly. Seek
higher ground if threatened by flood waters.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for western North
Carolina.
LAT...LON 3537 8401 3541 8402 3547 8392 3552 8388
3553 8382 3556 8377 3558 8360 3556 8358
3556 8350 3560 8345 3549 8329 3547 8332
3547 8334 3543 8336 3525 8381 3525 8385
3522 8396 3524 8401 3531 8404 3535 8404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 241DEG 55KT 3522 8415
RMThe air that afternoon
The radiosonde launches on either side of the tornado, from the nearest station that was launching then, drawn and analyzed the way Storm Lab does: the same diagram, the same parcel and shear definitions SPC's mesoanalysis uses.
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), 00:00Z
7.1 hours before the tornado, 170 km from the path. April 13, 2020.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 404 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 710 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 804 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 733 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 874 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 10.8
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 4.9 K/km
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), 12:00Z
4.9 hours after it, 170 km from the path. April 13, 2020.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7869 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1650 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -220 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 4.1 K/km
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 07:08 UTC.
Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track
Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.
What was reported nearby
Local storm reports within 60 km of the path, in the three hours either side.
| Time (UTC) | Report | Where | County | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:30 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Vogel State Park | Union, GA | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HELTON CREEK RD AND HOLLY LN |
| 05:30 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Vogel State Park | Union, GA | TREES DOWN IN VOGEL STATE PARK AT HELTON CREEK RD & HOLLY LN AND HELTON CREEK RD & HAPPY HOLLOW. |
| 06:18 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Owltown | Union, GA | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR OWLTOWN. |
| 06:29 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Garland | Lumpkin, GA | TREES WERE DOWNED ONTO THE ROADWAY ON LONG BRANCH ROAD. |
| 06:30 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ssw Clermont | Hall, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE FALLEN ON A HOUSE ON THE 6100TH BLOCK OF RIVER RUN CIRCLE. |
| 06:30 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ssw Clermont | Hall, GA | TREES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE FALLEN ON TWO HOUSES ON THE 6100TH BLOCK OF RIVER RUN CIRCLE. |
| 06:33 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Cleveland | White, GA | TREES WERE DOWNED ON HIGHWAY 129 NEAR WHITE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. |
| 06:35 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Cleveland | White, GA | A TREE WAS BLOWN ONTO A POWER LINE ON OLD NACCOOCHEE ROAD. |
| 06:35 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Helen | White, GA | POWER LINES WERE DOWNED ON PETES PARK ROAD. |
| 06:44 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Sautee | White, GA | TREES WERE DOWNED ON HIGHWAY 17 NEAR CARR CREEK. |
| 06:49 UTC | TORNADO | 1 Ssw Baldwin | Habersham, GA | NWS STORM SURVEY REPORTED EF1 TORNADO ON 34.4846 N 83.5544 W OR 2 W RAOUL IN HABERSHAM COUNTY GA. |
| 06:55 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Hollingsworth | Banks, GA | MAJOR DAMAGE TO A HOME ON THE 100 BLOCK OF APPLE PIE RIDGE RD |
| 06:55 UTC | TORNADO | Hollingsworth | Banks, GA | A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN EXTREME NORTHEAST HALL COUNTY AT AROUND 250 AM EDT, THEN MOVED THROUGH PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHERN HABERSHAM, FAR NORTHERN BANKS, AND FAR SW STEPHENS COUNTIES ADN TRACKED JUST SOUTH OF BALDWIN, GA. |
| 06:55 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Baldwin | Habersham, GA | TREES DOWNED AND BUILDING DAMAGE REPORTED. |
| 07:04 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nnw Statham | Barrow, GA | A TREE WAS DOWNED ONTO THE ROADWAY ON HIGHWAY 211 NE AT KRISTIN LANE. |
| 07:05 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 3 N Hollingsworth | Banks, GA | TWO HOMES DAMAGED AT THE 100 BLOCK OF WOFFORD CREEK TRAIL. ONE IS A COMPLETE LOSS AND THE OTHER SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE. |
| 07:06 UTC | TORNADO | 2 S Boydville | Stephens, GA | NWS STORM SURVEY REPORTED TORNADO ON 34.5155 N 83.3671 W OR 2 S BOYDVILLE IN STEPHENS COUNTY GA. |
| 07:12 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Carnesville | Franklin, GA | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS FRANKLIN COUNTY. HARDEST HIT AREA WAS THE GUMLOG COMMUNITY. SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE INCLUDING TREES AND LIMBS ON STRUCTURES. DAMAGE INCLUDES WITHIN CARNESVILLE. SOME RESIDENTS STILL WITHO |
| 07:20 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nnw Whitworth | Stephens, GA | TREE REPORTED DOWN ON A HOUSE ALONG CENTURY DRIVE. |
| 07:20 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Toccoa | Stephens, GA | TREES DOWNED AROUND THE CITY OF TOCCOA, AND OUTSIDE OF TOWN ALONG HIGHWAYS 123 AND 328. |
| 07:35 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Oakwood | Hall, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN THROUGH A ROOF ON THE 4500TH BLOCK OF BRIARWOOD DR. |
| 07:50 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Hartwell | Hart, GA | ROOF TORN OFF LARGE SHED ON ELBERTON HIGHWAY. |
| 08:00 UTC | FLOOD | Helen | White, GA | ROADWAY FLOODING AT THE 8200 BLOCK OF S MAIN ST IN HELEN NEAR THE CHEVRON GAS STATION |
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service local storm reports.
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The other tornadoes of April 13, 2020
67 more were confirmed in the United States that day.
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 13 | 2:08 AM EDT | EF0 | Talbot, GA | 2.9 | 100 | $25,000 | ||
| April 13 | 2:19 AM EDT | EF3 | Upson, GA | 16.6 | 1,200 | $305,000 | ||
| April 13 | 2:36 AM EDT | EF0 | Fulton, GA | 2.8 | 50 | $50,000 | ||
| April 13 | 2:40 AM EDT | EF3 | Monroe, GA | 5.3 | 300 | 1 | $10 million | |
| April 13 | 2:49 AM EDT | EF1 | Banks, GA | 14.3 | 200 | $130,000 | ||
| April 13 | 3:00 AM EDT | EF1 | Bibb, GA | 3.7 | 300 | $250,000 | ||
| April 13 | 3:18 AM EDT | EF1 | Oconee, SC | 4.0 | 400 | |||
| April 13 | 3:18 AM EDT | EF1 | Putnam, GA | 12.9 | 300 | $100,000 | ||
| April 13 | 3:21 AM EDT | EF3 | Seneca tornado, SC | 16.7 | 1,000 | 1 | 5 | $100 million |
| April 13 | 3:38 AM EDT | EF1 | Greene, GA | 6.4 | 350 | $500,000 | ||
| April 13 | 3:41 AM EDT | EF2 | Pickens, SC | 8.0 | 200 | 8 | $300,000 | |
| April 13 | 3:44 AM EDT | EF0 | Pickens, SC | 7.4 | 70 | |||
| April 13 | 4:01 AM EDT | EF0 | Greenville, SC | 0.7 | 30 | $20,000 | ||
| April 13 | 4:01 AM EDT | EF0 | Washington, GA | 1.7 | 50 | $20,000 | ||
| April 13 | 4:05 AM EDT | EF0 | Washington, GA | 3.1 | 100 | $50,000 | ||
| April 13 | 4:12 AM EDT | EF0 | Washington, GA | 1.0 | 100 | $50,000 | ||
| April 13 | 4:18 AM EDT | EF1 | Washington, GA | 14.2 | 220 | $270,000 | ||
| April 13 | 4:53 AM EDT | EF2 | Burke, GA | 16.5 | 700 | |||
| April 13 | 5:21 AM EDT | EF3 | Barnwell, SC | 37.9 | 800 | |||
| April 13 | 5:33 AM EDT | EF3 | Barnwell, SC | 8.5 | 50 | |||
| April 13 | 5:36 AM EDT | EF1 | Tift, GA | 3.6 | 100 | $200,000 | ||
| April 13 | 5:43 AM EDT | EF3 | Barnwell, SC | 35.7 | 770 | 2 | 7 | |
| April 13 | 5:49 AM EDT | EF3 | Barnwell, SC | 1.4 | 40 | |||
| April 13 | 5:50 AM EDT | EF3 | Barnwell, SC | 5.4 | 800 | |||
| April 13 | 5:53 AM EDT | EF1 | Richland, SC | 4.9 | 80 | |||
| April 13 | 4:58 AM CDT | EF1 | Screven, GA to SC | 5.9 | 200 | |||
| April 13 | 6:01 AM EDT | EF1 | Irwin, GA | 1.9 | 50 | |||
| April 13 | 6:04 AM EDT | EF0 | Allendale, SC | 5.8 | 300 | |||
| April 13 | 6:10 AM EDT | EF4 | Hampton County tornado, SC | 23.7 | 1,300 | 5 | 60 | |
| April 13 | 6:25 AM EDT | EF2 | Orangeburg, SC | 10.2 | 700 | |||
| April 13 | 6:32 AM EDT | EF1 | Alamance, NC | 4.5 | 440 | $500,000 | ||
| April 13 | 6:34 AM EDT | EF2 | Anson, NC | 0.2 | 75 | $600,000 | ||
| April 13 | 6:39 AM EDT | EF0 | Coffee, GA | 1.2 | 125 | |||
| April 13 | 6:39 AM EDT | EF1 | Colleton, SC | 1.4 | 50 | |||
| April 13 | 6:45 AM EDT | EF1 | Anson, NC | 8.8 | 200 | $3.0 million | ||
| April 13 | 6:46 AM EDT | EF1 | Colleton, SC | 3.1 | 100 | |||
| April 13 | 6:47 AM EDT | EF1 | Colleton, SC | 17.3 | 500 | |||
| April 13 | 7:10 AM EDT | EF1 | Dorchester, SC | 2.3 | 150 | |||
| April 13 | 7:25 AM EDT | EF1 | Wayne, GA | 4.8 | 440 | 8 | ||
| April 13 | 7:37 AM EDT | EF1 | Long, GA | 3.2 | 500 | |||
| April 13 | 7:38 AM EDT | EF3 | Berkeley, SC | 5.7 | 400 | 6 | ||
| April 13 | 7:47 AM EDT | EF0 | Long, GA | 0.4 | 100 | |||
| April 13 | 7:51 AM EDT | EF0 | Berkeley, SC | 0.9 | 200 | |||
| April 13 | 8:00 AM EDT | EF1 | Berkeley, SC | 2.5 | 400 | |||
| April 13 | 8:10 AM EDT | EF1 | Columbus, NC | 0.6 | 100 | $100,000 | ||
| April 13 | 8:11 AM EDT | EF1 | Liberty, GA | 8.9 | 250 | |||
| April 13 | 8:13 AM EDT | EF1 | Georgetown, SC | 4.8 | 40 | $100,000 | ||
| April 13 | 8:15 AM EDT | EF1 | Georgetown, SC | 11.0 | 50 | $75,000 | ||
| April 13 | 8:15 AM EDT | EF2 | Colleton, SC | 1.2 | 140 | |||
| April 13 | 8:28 AM EDT | EF1 | Charleston, SC | 1.3 | 120 | |||
| April 13 | 8:33 AM EDT | EF1 | Charleston, SC | 0.3 | 60 | |||
| April 13 | 8:36 AM EDT | EF2 | Georgetown, SC | 4.6 | 50 | $20,000 | ||
| April 13 | 9:09 AM EDT | EF1 | Pender, NC | 7.8 | 50 | $150,000 | ||
| April 13 | 9:13 AM EDT | EF1 | Pender, NC | 2.8 | 50 | $100,000 | ||
| April 13 | 9:19 AM EDT | EF1 | Pender, NC | 2.8 | 30 | $25,000 | ||
| April 13 | 9:24 AM EDT | EF0 | Pender, NC | 1.5 | 30 | $2,000 | ||
| April 13 | 9:32 AM EDT | EF0 | Brunswick, NC | 0.1 | 15 | $8,000 | ||
| April 13 | 9:36 AM EDT | EF0 | Brunswick, NC | 0.4 | 15 | $15,000 | ||
| April 13 | 9:36 AM EDT | EF1 | Onslow, NC | 5.5 | 640 | |||
| April 13 | 10:01 AM EDT | EF0 | Jones, NC | 0.7 | 75 |
What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.
Sources
NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.