Many power lines were down and thousands were left without power, some for over a day. Hundreds of trees were down in the area, a number of which fell on parked cars. In addition, several churches, including Wynnbrook Baptist, Saint Mark's United Methodist, and Old Moon Road Churches were heavily damaged. Nearby, the Ramada Inn under construction also suffered considerable damage while a nearby Holiday Inn Express sustained minor damage. The Hawthorn Suites on North Lake Parkway was destroyed from roof and water damage.
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Windows were blown out, large air conditioning units were tossed about, large metal business signs were blown down, and power poles were twisted and blown down. In addition, several commercial buildings on Veterans Parkway sustained substantial structural damage. Several homes in this area suffered heavy damage and at least one injury was confirmed. Highway 80 in the northwest part of Columbus. The heaviest damage occurred in the 6200 block of Brookstone Boulevard just north of U.S. The overall tornado path length was approximately 12 miles, with about nine miles of the tornado path within Georgia. The tornado continued to travel east-northeast across north Muscogee county, including the north suburbs of Columbus (Green Island Hills, Brookstone, Autumn Ridge, Hamilton Station, and Old Moon Road), before finally lifting three miles west of Midland in north central Muscogee county. The tornado first touched down in extreme northeast Russell county, Alabama about three miles from the Georgia border, then crossed into extreme southeast Lee county, Alabama, and then entered Georgia as it moved across the north end of Lake Oliver, about 1.5 miles west-southwest of Green Island Hills. Distance (miles)īrief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City and the National Weather Service in Calera, Alabama, concluded that an EF2 tornado, that originated in Russell county, Alabama, tracked across northwest and north central Muscogee county. Historical Tornado EventsĪ total of 66 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Columbus, GA.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Columbus, GA. No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Columbus, GA.
No volcano is found in or near Columbus, GA. The following is a break down of these events: Type Other Weather Extremes EventsĪ total of 2,370 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Columbus, GA were recorded from 1950 to 2010. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms.
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