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Tornado confirmed in Twiggs Co.

By The Associated Press
Posted 9:14AM on Tuesday 18th November 2014 ( 10 years ago )
ATLANTA (AP) -- The National Weather Service (NWS) has determined that it was a tornado destroyed a mobile home, damaged a barn and toppled trees in Twiggs County Monday.<br /> <br /> A report from the NWS estimated the tornado's peak wind speed at 105 mph as it touched down shortly before 10:00 a.m. and traveled for less than a mile in the county which is located southeast of Macon. No serious injuries were reported.<br /> <br /> The tornado was rated an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which measures tornado intensity based on damage assessments.<br /> <br /> At the time of the twister, a tornado watch was in effect for 72 counties in south and central Georgia.

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