Polk, Floyd, and Bartow Counties EF2 Tornado

A National Weather Service survey team determined that an EF2 tornado with maximum winds of 125 MPH moved across extreme northwest Polk, south Floyd, and Bartow counties Wednesday evening. The tornado touched down about 6 miles southwest of Cave Springs in Polk County around 8:45 PM EDT Wednesday. It lifted about 4 miles southwest of Kingston in Bartow County around 925 PM EDT. The path length was 26 miles long and had a width of a half mile wide. More than 13 structures were destroyed and in addition about 10 chicken houses were destroyed.

Polk, Floyd, and Bartow Counties EF2 Tornado
Polk, Floyd, and Bartow Counties EF2 Tornado Path (Click on image for more Information)

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Polk, Floyd, and Bartow Counties EF2 Tornado
Chicken houses destroyed on Mountain Home Road (Polk/Floyd County line)
Polk, Floyd, and Bartow Counties EF2 Tornado
Damage to home on Old Cedartown Road just south of Lindale (Floyd County)

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Polk, Floyd, and Bartow County Tornado
Polk, Floyd, and Bartow County Tornado