2017 Adel tornado
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| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 29 minutes |
| Date | January 22, 2017 |
| EF3 tornado | |
| on the Enhanced Fujita scale | |
| Highest winds | 140 mph (230 km/h)[1] |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 11 |
| Injuries | 45 |
| Damage | $2.5 million (2017 USD) |
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Part of the Tornado outbreak of January 21–23, 2017 and Tornadoes of 2017 | |
Meteorological synopsis
Tornado summary
Around 3:29 a.m. EST (08:29 UTC) on January 22,[2] the tornado first touched down adjacent SR 122 to the west-southwest of Barney in Brooks County, Georgia at EF1 intensity. Tracking east-northeast, the tornado snapped or uprooted multiple trees and shifted a barn off of its foundation before it quickly intensified to low-end EF3 strength. A business in this area had two of its concrete exterior walls blown out.[3] A strapped-down mobile home was tossed about 100 ft (30 m) and destroyed on impact, killing two occupants.[2] A third of the second story of a well-built brick house was ripped off, and a wood-framed home was shifted about 12 ft (3.7 m) off its foundation. Debarking of trees occurred in this area as well.[2] As the tornado passed just north of Barney, it abruptly turned northeast before entering Cook County.[3]
Maintaining low-end EF3 intensity, the tornado passed just south of Adel and struck the Sunshine Acres mobile home park, causing tremendous damage.[2] Of the park's roughly 100 homes,[4] 45 were destroyed—35 of which were obliterated—with debris swept into piles along the south end of the development. Seven fatalities took place in Sunshine Acres.[2] A survivor reported seeing a girl thrown into a ditch and a mother and son crushed underneath their home when it was thrown on top of them.[4] A brick home had most of its second floor removed and two first floor exterior walls collapsed. Another home built of concrete blocks was destroyed, and a nearby farm had several concrete anchors for a large metal structure ripped from the ground. After entering Berrien County, low-end EF3 damage continued as another wood-framed home lost most of its second floor, trees sustained debarking, a well-strapped-down mobile home was tossed into nearby trees, and most of the roof to a brick home was removed. An add-on to the brick home was crushed by a very large tree, killing two occupants. The tornado eventually dissipated around 3:58 a.m. EST (08:58 UTC) roughly 4 mi (6.4 km) southeast of Nashville after causing some EF2 damage near US 129.[2]
Overall, the tornado killed 11 people along a 24.88 mi (40.04 km) track lasting 29 minutes.[2] Following the tornado, Georgia State Patrol troopers blocked off access to the community, eventually allowing residents to return on January 24.[5]
Aftermath
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