May 7, 2003
3:40 PM| Date | May 7, 2003 |
| Time | 3:40 PM |
| County | Randolph |
| City | Oxford |
| Property Loss | $90.0K |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | NCEI 5360641 |
1.6 SSW Wedowee-12 ENE Wedowee A tornado touched down 1.6 miles south-southwest of Wedowee or just west of CR 15. The tornado crossed CR 15 and US 431 where a restaurant and several other buildings suffered minor damage. The tornado continued on an east-northeast path crossing through primarily rural areas damaging a few buildings and downing a large number of trees. Tornado intensity varied along the path and in some locations there was significant tree damage with some trees splintered. The tornado crossed through the Napoleon area and crossed CR 39 before ending close to the Alabama Georgia S tate L ine. Damage toward the end of the path became very minor. Start: 33.2800/-85.4800 End: 33.3700/-85.2700
NWS EF Scale: F1 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook
A tornado touched down 1.6 miles south-southwest of Wedowee or just west of CR 15. The tornado crossed CR 15 and US 431 where a restaurant and several other buildings suffered minor damage. The tornado continued on an east-northeast path crossing through primarily rural areas damaging a few buildings and downing a large number of trees. Tornado intensity varied along the path and in some locations there was significant tree damage with some trees splintered. The tornado crossed through the Napoleon area and crossed CR 39 before ending close to the Alabama-Georgia state line. Damage toward the end of the path became very minor.Beg: 33 17.229/85 29.559 End: 33 21.147/85 16.994