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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
413 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 07/28/2026 TORNADO EVENT
HABERSHAM COUNTY TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.75 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 30 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 07/28/2026
START TIME: 08:49 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 3 N BATESVILLE / HABERSHAM COUNTY / GA
START LAT/LON: 34.8001 / -83.6117
END DATE: 07/28/2026
END TIME: 08:53 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 1 N BATESVILLE / HABERSHAM COUNTY / GA
END LAT/LON: 34.7603 / -83.6102
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A WEAK TORNADO DEVELOPED NEAR GOSHEN MOUNTAIN IN EXTREME
NORTHWEST HABERSHAM COUNTY. SEVERAL AREAS OF DOWNED TREES WERE
OBSERVED ALONG GOSHEN MOUNTAIN ROAD SOUTH TOWARDS HIGHWAY
356 NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 197. IT IS POSSIBLE
ADDITIONAL TREES WERE DOWNED TO THE NORTH, BUT INACCESSIBLE ROADS
PREVENTED DETERMINING THE ACTUAL START POINT.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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