April 27- 28th 2011 Tornado - Pike, Lamar, Monroe, and Butts Counties EF3

Pike, Lamar, Monroe, and Butts Counties EF3 Tornado

A National Weather Service survey team determined that an EF3 tornado with winds of 140 MPH touched down 6 miles north northeast of Gay in Meriwether County at approximately 1203 AM EDT Thursday morning. It tracked across Spalding County and lifted 2 miles south of Hampton in Henry County at approximately 1228 AM EDT. The tornado had a path length of 20 miles and a width of half of a mile.

Pike, Lamar, Monroe, and Butts Counties EF3 Tornado Path

3D storm relative velocity as it moved across Barnesville

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Damage to home on Piedmont Road west of Barnesville (Lamar County)	Chevron gas station in Barnesville (Lamar County)	Damage to home in the Weldon Road area (Monroe County)

Reflectivity	Storm Relative Motion