March 18, 1996
5:30 PM| Date | March 18, 1996 |
| Time | 5:30 PM |
| County | Clarke |
| City | Jackson |
| Property Loss | $1.00M |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | NCEI 5552292 |
Suggsville-Gosport The same storm system that dropped a tornado near the city of Jackson, dropped another tornado just west of County Road 35, two miles south of Suggsville. The tornado continued moving northeast before lifting back into the cloud near US Highway 84, three miles northwest of Gosport. The tornado skipped along the ground for about five miles. Outbuildings, sheds and barns were damaged. A couple of homes suffered roof damage from shingles being blown off. A couple of buildings also suffered damage when trees fell on them. Start: 31.5500/-87.7000 End: 31.6200/-87.6200
NWS EF Scale: F1
THE SAME STORM SYSTEM THAT DROPPED A TORNADO NEAR THE CITY OF JACKSON, DROPPED ANOTHER TORNADO JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 35, TWO MILES SOUTH OF SUGGSVILLE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED MOVING NORTHEAST BEFORE LIFTING BACK INTO THE CLOUD NEAR U. S. HWY 84, THREE MILES NORTHWEST OF GOSPORT. THE TORNADO SKIPPED ALONG THE GROUND FOR ABOUT FIVE MILES. OUTBUILDINGS, SHEDS AND BARNS WERE DAMAGED. A COUPLE OF HOMES SUFFERED ROOF DAMAGE FROM SHINGLES BEING BLOWN OFF. A COUPLE OF BUILDINGS ALSO SUFFERED DAMAGE WHEN TREES FELL ON THEM.
Part of 13-tornado outbreak on March 18, 1996
THE SAME STORM SYSTEM THAT DROPPED A TORNADO NEAR THE CITY OF JACKSON, DROPPED ANOTHER TORNADO JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 35, TWO MILES SOUTH OF SUGGSVILLE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED MOVING NORTHEAST BEFORE LIFTING BACK INTO THE CLOUD NEAR U. S. HWY 84, THREE MILES NORTHWEST OF GOSPORT. THE TORNADO SKIPPED ALONG THE GROUND FOR ABOUT FIVE MILES. OUTBUILDINGS, SHEDS AND BARNS WERE DAMAGED. A COUPLE OF HOMES SUFFERED ROOF DAMAGE FROM SHINGLES BEING BLOWN OFF. A COUPLE OF BUILDINGS ALSO SUFFERED DAMAGE WHEN TREES FELL ON THEM.