The location of a memorial service for the 13 victims that tore mostly through North Hall on March 20, 1998, has been moved to the Clermont Chattahoochee Center at 639 Main St. in Clermont.
The 10 a.m. Saturday, March 17, service had been set to take place at Clay E. Gailey Park off Dean Street but was moved because of concerns about the chance for rain.
Tornado victims memorial service
When: 10 a.m. Saturday, March 17
Where: Clermont Chattahoochee Center, 639 Main St., Clermont
The National Weather Service is calling for a 60 percent chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm on Saturday.
In addition to lives lost, the tornado caused $13.5 million in damage in Hall and White counties.
With winds whipping up to 206 mph, it pummeled Lanier Elementary School off Thompson Bridge Road in North Hall before hitting North Hall High School off Mount Vernon Road.