Event narrative (NOAA)
A tornado rapidly intensified as it approached the Bonaire |community of northeast Houston County during the mid afternoon |hours of Tuesday, April 5th. As the tornado went across an open |field near the Old Hawkinsville Road and Cullen Road intersection,|two large high-tension transmission (power) towers were destroyed|and another large concrete power pole was snapped near its base. |Winds between 135 and 155 mph are a typical maximum wind-load |range for these electric towers/poles, supporting the rapidly |developing, now strong (EF2+) tornado. ||The tornado crossed the open field and did significant damage to |multiple homes. The first house had large sections of its roof and|second floor removed/torn away, along with numerous large trees |surrounding the property snapped near their bas
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.