It was Georgia’s third deadliest tornado outbreak in history when a line of thunderstorms unleashed tornadoes across the state and narrowly missing Jacksonville. On Jan. 22, 2017, a severe line of storms swept through Adel and Albany, taking 16 lives, wiping out homes and destroying lives, making it the deadliest tornado outbreak in the southern…
Weeks after a mile-wide tornado, operations on this Marine base are dramatically altered
A tornado that ripped through the Marine Corps’ top logistics base last month caused damage extensive enough that virtually all work on one of its primary functions — the restoration of combat vehicles — has not recommenced, the service’s No. 2 general said Tuesday. Gen. Glenn M. Walters, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, told…
Albany tornado packed 150 mph winds, traveled 71 miles
ALBANY — Baker, Dougherty, Worth, Turner and Wilcox counties were slammed Jan. 22 by an EF3 tornado that packed 150 mph winds and traveled nearly 71 miles in a northeast direction, starting several miles north of Newton and ending up near Abbeville in Wilcox County, leaving a swath that was, in places, a mile and…
Death Toll Rises Again in Southern Tornado Outbreak; EF3 Confirmed in Albany, Georgia
Officials confirmed another death Thursday from last weekend’s tornado outbreak that hammered the South, while the National Weather Service finalized a storm survey from one of the most devastating twisters to hit the South during the event. WALB.com said Patricia Ann Gohman died Thursday after being hospitalized for head injuries suffered when a tree fell…