April 27- 28th 2011 Tornado - Bartow, Cherokee, and Pickens Counties EF3

Bartow, Cherokee, and Pickens Counties EF3

A National Weather Service survey team along with the Cherokee County Emergency Management determined that an EF3 tornado with winds of 150 MPH touched down around 925 PM EDT Wednesday evening. It tracked from 5 miles northeast of Kingston in Bartow County, crossing northwest Cherokee County, and lifted approximately 7 miles west of Jasper in Pickens County near the intersection of Jerusalem Church Road and State Highway 53 at apprxoimately 945 PM EDT. The path length was 23 miles and width was a half mile. Several chicken houses were destroyed along Interstate 75, several outbuildings were destroyed and hundreds of trees were downed in Bartow County. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted in Cherokee County. Extensive damage was reported along Henderson Mountain Road and Bryant Road in Pickens County where several mobile homes were destroyed. At least 3 injuries were reported with this tornado, two in Bartow and one in Pickens.

Bartow, Cherokee, and Pickens County Tornado Path

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Car pushed into a pool by a tornado in Bartow County.	House destoyed by tornado in Bartow County.	Aerial photo showing damage from tornado in Bartow County.

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