Hurricane Katrina

Tornadoes

There were at least 36 confirmed tornadoes associated with Hurricane Katrina, with 11 tornadoes in Mississippi, 4 tornadoes in Alabama, 15 tornadoes in Georgia, 1 tornado in Virginia, and 5 tornadoes in Pennsylvania. Most of the tornadoes were rated F0 or F1, but three tornadoes were rated F2 in Georgia, and two were rated F2 in Mississippi. Tornadoes were reported in places including Adams and Cumberland counties in Pennsylvania, in Fauquier, Virginia, in Carroll County, Georgia, in Carrollton, in White County, Georgia, in Helen, and in Fort Valley, Georgia. Several other weak tornadoes were reported by tv stations in and around Mobile, Alabama and Harrison County, Mississippi. There were also reports of tornado touch downs in parts in Harvey, Louisiana, a town of the West Bank of the Mississippi River, just south of New Orleans.

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Tornado - Mississippi - Alabama - Georgia - Virginia - Pennsylvania - Adams - Cumberland - Fauquier, Virginia - Carroll County, Georgia - Carrollton - White County, Georgia - Helen - Fort Valley, Georgia - Mobile, Alabama - Harrison County, Mississippi

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One death was reported from an F2 tornado near Roopville, Georgia in Carroll County, and 500,000 chickens were killed or set free after about 15 poultry houses were damaged. Several injuries were reported with other tornadoes across Georgia. There was major damage in Helen, Georgia by an F2 tornado, which destroyed homes and a hotel. In Fort Valley, Georgia, another tornado ripped through a credit union and destroyed local houses and trees.

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Tornado - Roopville, Georgia - Carroll County - Chicken - Poultry - Helen, Georgia - Credit union

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The tornado outbreak set new monthly records in Georgia, including the the most reported on a single day in August, the state's first death from an August tornado, and the most tornado damage (monetarily) ever in August. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ffc/html/katrina05a.shtml

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