Estimate of Damage From Georgia Tornadoes Upped to $35 Million

The damage estimate from last week’s tornadoes is now more than $35 million based on new observations in southwest Georgia by the state insurance commissioner.

Commissioner John Oxendine said after a tour that at least $10 million in damage occurred in Thomas County and neighboring Grady County. Oxendine says more than 100 homes, a private school, Southwestern State Hospital and commercial agricultural buildings were hit.

Last week, the commissioner estimated insured damage in Georgia at $25 million.

He says two twisters struck Thomas County, including one that started in Grady and cut a path for 16 miles through the southern edge of Thomasville.

Oxendine says Thomas County by far had the most destruction of any county hit by the storm.

Topics Catastrophe Natural Disasters Windstorm Georgia