The February 13, 2000 tornado
F3Grady, Thomas and Mitchell counties, Georgia
An F3 tornado on a 15.0-mile path that killed 7 and injured 15. It was one of 11 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF3 tornado · February 13, 2000
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F3
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 15.0 mi
- Width up to 300 yards
- Killed
- 7
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 15
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, February 13, 2000
- 12:49 AM EST
The National Weather Service account
Written by the local Weather Service office after its damage survey.
A strong tornado tore through two major subdivisions and four mobile home parks just south of Camilla after touching down just east of Branchville. Damage assessments from the American Red Cross and Federal Emergency Management Agency reported 200 homes destroyed and 250 homes were damaged. Two miles south of Camilla on GA Highway 112, a large trailer manufacturing plant was destroyed. Eleven fatalities were confirmed by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, all of which resided in mobile homes. Approximately 175 persons were injured. The American Red Cross and Salvation Army opened several shelters for the homeless. Hundreds of acres of pecan trees were uprooted, pine trees snapped, and power lines toppled. Numerous irrigation systems were damaged. Property damage estimates totalled $20 million with crop losses estimated at $2 million. Mitchell County was declared a federal disaster area. Reported by the Mitchell County EMA.
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F3, Mitchell County11 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.