Hampton, Georgia

... NWS damage survey for June 13 2013 tornado event - update #6...

... EF-1 tornado in Cherokee County...

... EF-1 tornado in Cherokee-Cobb-Fulton counties...

.Cherokee County tornado...

Rating: EF-1
estimated peak wind: 105 mph
path length /statute/: 8.5 miles
path width /maximum/: 75 yards
fatalities: 0
injuries: 9

Start date: June 13 2013
start time: 7:00 PM EDT
start location: 4 miles WNW Canton
start lat/lon: 34.2662/-84.5574

End date: June 13 2013
end time: approximately 7:25 PM EDT
end location: 5 miles SSE Canton
end lat/lon: 34.1705/-84.4666

Survey summary: the tornado touched down near the intersection of
Patriot trail and rampley trail... then headed southeast towards
Canton causing generally tree damage. Hundreds of trees were snapped
or uprooted. In Canton... along Marietta Road and Hickory Flat
Highway... a Chevron gas station had a portion of its roof peeled
back and a gas pump blown over. Along Hickory Flat Highway dozens of
trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado curved to the
right... heading south-southeast with additional tree damage along
its approximately 8.5 mile path. The tornado lifted near the
intersection of New Light Road and Hickory Road.


.Cherokee-Cobb-Fulton County tornado...

Rating: EF-1
estimated peak wind: 110 mph
path length /statute/: 12.95 miles
path width /maximum/: 200 yards
fatalities: 0
injuries: 0

Start date: June 13 2013
start time: 7:30 PM EDT
start location: 2 miles S Woodstock
start lat/lon: 34.0783/-84.5164

End date: June 13 2013
end time: 7:43 PM EDT
end location: Sandy Springs
end lat/lon: 33.9368/-84.3831

Survey summary: the tornado touched down within a tenth of a mile
of the Cherokee-Cobb County line inside Cherokee County along
Woodhaven drive... bringing down trees and large limbs. The portion
of damage within Cherokee County was rated an EF0. The tornado
then tracked southeast through Cobb County... with some of the most
significant damage wendwood drive NE and near Bishop Lake where
dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted... many causing damage to
homes. Within Cobb County the tornado strengthened to an EF-1. The
tornado continued to track to the southeast... moving over the
Chattahoochee River near Johnson Ferry Road and Riverside
Drive... weakening to an EF-0 as it moved into Fulton County. The
tornado continued to down trees as it tracked southeast across
Riverside Drive... then Downing large limbs and splitting trees
near Abernathy Road before lifting.

Ef scale: the Enhanced Fujita scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories.

EF0... weak... ... 65 to 85 mph
EF1... weak... ... 86 to 110 mph
EF2... strong... .111 to 135 mph
EF3... strong... .136 to 165 mph
EF4... violent... 166 to 200mph
EF5... violent... >200mph

Note:
the information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in
NWS storm data.