Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
844 PM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...PAST EF4/F4 TORNADOES IN GEORGIA...

A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY DETERMINED THAT AN EF4
TORNADO WITH WINDS OF 175 MPH OCCURRED IN CATOOSA COUNTY AS PART
OF THE HISTORIC APRIL 27-28 2011 OUTBREAK. EF4 TORNADOES ARE VERY
RARE IN GEORGIA. INCLUDING THIS EVENT...ONLY NINE EF4/F4
TORNADOES HAVE OCCURRED IN GEORGIA SINCE 1950.

DATE        COUNTIES AFFECTED FATALITIES    INJURIES

04/27/2011 CATOOSA            7             30
05/11/2008 MCINTOSH           0             9
03/27/1994 FLOYD/BARTOW/      3             UNKNOWN
            CHEROKEE/PICKENS
11/22/1992 CHEROKEE/COBB      0             46
11/22/1992 PUTNAM/GREENE      5             86
04/03/1974 GORDON/WHITFIELD/ 9             67
            MURRAY
04/03/1974 PICKENS/DAWSON/    6             30
            LUMPKIN
04/03/1974 FANNIN             0             0
04/30/1953 HOUSTON            18            300

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Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

EF4 Tornadoes in Georgia