February 28, 2009

1.9 WSW Salem - 1.8 SSE Valley The tornado touched down southwest of the community of Salem. It then moved just north of due east, crossing US-280 and several smaller county roads, before lifting at CR-379. Winds estimated at 125-130 mph destroyed 6 mobile homes and 4 site built homes, badly damaged 8 homes, and caused minor damage to 9 others. Two area businesses were destroyed, one other received minor damage, and one school building was damaged. Hundreds of trees were snapped off and uprooted, and one 18-wheeler was overturned. There were three minor injuries reported, only one that required hospitalization. Start: 32.589/-85.2596 End: 32.5967/-85.1175

NWS EF Scale: F2

Part of 3-tornado outbreak on February 28, 2009