Southeast winds of 50 to 60 mph developed on the back side of a departing large complex of showers and thunderstorms as it moved southeast from northwest into central Georgia. Widespread damage to trees, power lines, and several structures was observed across many north Georgia counties, especially in northwest and north central Georgia, during the early to mid-morning hours.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
Southeast winds of 50 to 60 mph developed on the back side of a departing large complex of showers and thunderstorms as it moved southeast from northwest into central Georgia. Widespread damage to trees, power lines, and several structures was observed across many north Georgia counties, especially in northwest and north central Georgia, during the early to mid-morning hours. Most of the damage occurred in northwest and north central counties north of Interstate-20 and west of Interstate-85. Below is a summary of counties reporting wind damage along with estimated wind speeds.
Bartow County (High Wind) - The Bartow County 911 Center reported that at least 25 downed trees and a number of power lines were reported to be down throughout the county. At least 4000 residents of the county were left without power.
Carroll County (High Wind) - The Carroll County 911 Center reported that many trees and power lines, at least 35, were blown down throughout the county. Widespread power outages were observed.
Cherokee County (High Wind) - The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that more than 100 trees were down across the county. At least 40 roads were blocked from downed trees. Several homes sustained structural damage, at least 12 of which suffered moderate damage. At least 10,000 residents of the county were left without power following the event.
Cobb County (Strong Wind) - The public reported that several trees were blown down near South Cobb Drive.
Clarke County (Strong Wind) - A storm spotter reported that a large Oak tree was blown down across University Drive. A number of large tree limbs were down along Millege Avenue.
Coweta County (High Wind) - The public reported significant damage to structures in the northwestern part of the county. A roof was blown off a barn causing the walls to collapse. At least six homes between Summers McKoy Road and Tom Witcher Road sustained roof and siding damage from strong to high winds. Several power outages were reported in the area from downed trees and power lines.
Dade County (High Wind) - A trained spotter estimated wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph. Several trees down across the county. Electric transformers exploding from downed trees and tree limbs on power lines.
Dawson County (High Wind) - The Dawson County Emergency Management Director reported that many trees were down in the Big Canoe area of northern Dawson county. Seven homes were damaged during the wind storm, including one on Bearden Road that suffered significant damage. A female was initially trapped in the home, but was able to escape on her own. In addition, an individual was injured when they were struck by a tree limb. Thirty-five roads were blocked and closed from widespread downed trees.
DeKalb County (High Wind) - The public reported that several trees and power lines were blown down in the northern part of the county, especially around Decatur. Trees and/or power lines were down on Ashford-Dunwoody Road, Cross Street, Stratfield Drive N.E., Windsor Parkway N.E., and near Oglethorpe University.
Fannin County (Strong Wind) - The public reported that several trees and power lines were blown down in the eastern part of the county at elevations above 2000 feet.
Floyd County (High Wind) - The Floyd County Emergency Management Director reported that more than 80 trees were down across the county along with many power lines and utility poles. Horse Leg Creek Road was blocked from utility lines. Several homes also sustained minor to moderate damaged from downed trees, especially on East Third and Wright Streets in Rome. At least 10,000 residents of the county were left without power following the event.
Forsyth County (High Wind) - The Forsyth County Emergency Management Director reported that many trees and power lines were blown down across the county. At least four homes in the Cumming area sustained major damage was several large trees fell on the structures. One of these homes was rendered uninhabitable until it could be repaired. Blown electrical transformers started fires on some utility poles. A vehicle was destroyed and a home suffered minor damage on Buford Drive when a large oak tree fell on the property. Extensive damage was also reported at a marina at Port Royale on Lake Lanier. The strong winds caused two docks to collide. This action caused two boats to collide, one subsequently sunk, and a third was pushed over a walkway.
Fulton County (High Wind) - The public reported that several trees were down in the northern portion of the county. A tree had fallen on a home at 125 West Spalding Drive in Sandy Springs causing extensive damage to the home. An individual was killed on Nacoochee Drive near the Peachtree Battle Shopping Center in Buckhead, approximately five miles north of Atlanta, when a tree fell across the cab of his truck. The Atlanta ASOS, 10-15 miles south of the area with the heaviest damage, recorded a wind gust of 45 knots at 953 am EDT. Higher winds may well have been observed in the northern part of the county.
Gwinnett County (High Wind) - The Gwinnett Daily post reported that at least 30 trees were down across the county. Wind gusts were estimated at 45 mph, but radar data suggest that stronger winds may have occurred in some areas. A police officer in Suwanee was struck in the head by a falling tree and injured.
Hall County (High Wind) - The Hall County Emergency Management Director reported that many trees were down across the county, especially the south part of the county. Several homes suffered extensive damage from downed trees. Several boats were overturned on Lake Lanier at the Lan-Mar Marina. A man was injured on Joe Chandler Road when a tree fell on him causing cuts and bruises to his head. The Gainesville Times reported that nearly 300 trees had to be removed from roadways across the county. Nearly 9000 residents of the county were left without power during the event as well.
Murray County (Strong Wind) - The RAWS station at Cohutta recorded a wind gust of 48 mph, almost high wind criteria. A wind gust of 50 mph was reported from the Murray county mesonet site five miles east-southeast of Cisco. Up to 10 trees were blown down in the northern part of the county.
Paulding County (High Wind) - The Paulding County Emergency Management Director reported extensive damage across Paulding county. There were more than 50 incidents of downed trees and power lines. There were 37 trees down on roads. Four vehicles were either heavily damaged or destroyed from downed trees. Eight structures were damaged, two from downed trees. The roof was blown off a dry cleaners store and shingles were blown off the roof of two fire stations. Vinyl siding was blown off a home on Crestworth Crossing Road in the far southeastern part of the county near Powder Springs. The only weather observing station in Paulding county is a RAWS station in Dallas, which recorded 39 mph wind gusts. However, the extent of the damage indicated that wind gusts of 58 mph were likely observed in some areas.
Pickens County (High Wind) - The public observed that many trees were down from Talking Rock to Jasper.
Union County (High Wind) - The Union County Emergency Management Director reported that many trees and power lines were down across the county. A number of trees were down on power lines and widespread power outages were observed across the county. The Brasstown Bald RAWS station recorded a wind gusts of 44 knots. Damage suggested that higher wind gusts were likely observed in some areas.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 12, 5:40 PM EST, 8 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 640 PM EDT SUN APR 12 2009 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... ANOTHER POTENT CLOSED UPPER LOW IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS HEADED OUR WAY AS THE HIGH AMPLITUDE...YET PROGRESSIVE...PATTERN CONTINUES. UPSTREAM SYSTEM ALREADY MANIFESTED AS A LARGE AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE ARKLATEX REGION. ECMWF/NAM/GFS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. SYSTEM PROGRESSES STEADILY ENE INTO THE MO VALLEY OVERNIGHT. A TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDS SOUTH FROM A SFC LOW ACROSS N TX...WITH A WARM FRONT ALONG THE GULF COASTAL REGION ATTEMPTING TO LIFT NORTH IN ADVANCE OF THE UPPER LOW. MEANWHILE...A LARGE CANADIAN HIGH EXTENDED FROM THE NE U.S. SOUTHWARD INTO FL...WITH VERY DRY...COOL AIR ACROSS THE NE/MID-ATLANTIC...NOTE DEWPOINTS IN THE TEENS OR LOWER...SPREADING SW FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC UNDER HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE AND CONFLUENT FLOW ALOFT. GIVEN THE EXTENT AND INTENSITY OF THE DRY AIR MASS...THIS WILL LARGELY HELP TO STABILIZE AT A MINIMUM NE/NC/EC GA THROUGH MUCH OF THE UPCOMING EVENT PERIOD. MODELS IN GENERAL HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE SITUATION...SHOWING A SIGNIFICANT WEDGE HOLDING ACROSS NE GA THROUGHOUT MON...BUT LIKELY ERODING ACROSS C/NW SECTIONS AND POSSIBLY NC SECTIONS LATE IN THE DAY. TWO CONCERNS WITH THE UPCOMING SYSTEM...NAMELY SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL AND HEAVY RAIN/FLOODING. WITH RESPECT TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...MAIN POTENTIAL FOR SUCH APPEARS TO COME MON AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL GA WHERE BEST INSTABILITY AND SHEAR ALIGN. HOWEVER...HIGHEST SHEAR AND INSTABILITY ARE OUT OF PHASE...AS COMPARED WITH THE FRI SYSTEM...WITH BEST SHEAR TRAVERSING THE AREA EARLY MON AND THE BEST INSTABILITY MON AFTN AS WARM FRONT ATTEMPTS TO LIFT NORTH INTO CENTRAL GA. THE EXTENT AND INTENSITY OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL GA WILL BE HIGHLY DETERMINED BY HOW FAR NORTH THE WEDGE FRONT MOVES. GIVEN MODEL PROGGED INSTABILITY FACTORS AND UPPER DYNAMICS...WILL CONTINUE TO CONFINE MENTION OF SEVERE TO CENTRAL ZONES FOR MON AFTN/EVE. SEVERE THREAT IS MINIMAL TO NONE IN NE GA...AND ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE IN NC/NW GA. SPC SLIGHT RISK AREA GENERALLY ALIGNED ALONG PROJECTED NEWD EXTEND OF WEDGE FRONT. OVERALL...I DO NOT EXPECT A MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK WITH WIDESPREAD TORNADOES AND SUPERCELLS AS WAS OBSERVED FRI...BUT SOME SEVERE IS CERTAINLY POSSIBLY...MAINLY ALONG/S OF CSG-MCN-AGS. MAIN THREAT WOULD APPEAR TO BE HAIL AND WIND. WITH REGARD TO THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT...ECMWF/GFS DIFFER CONSIDERABLY ON THIS...WITH THE GFS SHOWING POTENTIAL 2-3 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL/S GA...AND ONE TO TWO INCHES NORTH. ECMWF SHOWING MUCH MORE MODEST AMOUNTS OF 1-2 INCHES. HPC GUIDANCE APPEARS TO BE A GOOD COMPROMISE SHOWING 1-2 INCHES AS WELL. 6-HR FFG VALUES GENERALLY 3-4 INCHES. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH SFC HYDROLOGIST...WILL HOLD OFF ON FFA AT THIS TIME AND LET MID-SHIFT RE-EVALUATE. OVERVIEW...MID-LEVEL WARM ADVECTION SHRA WILL REACH THE CWA FROM SW-NE AFT 06Z. SLIGHT INSTABILITY NOTED BY 12Z WILL SUPPORT MENTION OF ISOLD TSRA WESTERN AREAS. MID-LEVEL WARM ADVECTION SHRA AND ISOLD ELEVATED TSRA WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CWA THROUGH 18Z. MORE SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION EXPECTED CENTRAL GA...POSSIBLE SVR...DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ACTIVITY ENDING IN THE NW HALF DURING MON EVENING...SE HALF AFTER MIDNIGHT. UPPER LOW WILL DRIFT ESE UNDERNEATH POLAR VORTEX N ATLANTIC. COLD AIR ALOFT AND ATTENDANT STEEP LAPSE RATES MAY SUPPORT ISOLD-SCT INSTABILITY SHRA N GA TUE AFTERNOON...BUT INSTABILITY SUGGESTS TSRA THREAT IS LESS THAN THOUGHT YESTERDAY. WILL LEAVE OUT FOR NOW. MAV/MET MOS TEMPS SIMILAR FOR MINS AND GIVEN CLOUDS/PCPN EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WILL NOT DEVIATE FAR. MAV CONTINUES TO HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON MAX TEMPS MON WITH WEDGE IN PLACE NE GA. ONLY MP AIR MASS EXPECTED BEHIND MON-TUE WEATHER SYSTEM...SO TEMPS WILL ONLY BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL FOR REMAINDER OF SHORT TERM. .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... HIGH AMPLITUDE PATTERN CONTINUES...BUT BECOMES SOMEWHAT LESS PROGRESSIVE THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIODS. GFS/ECMWF DIVERGE CONSIDERABLY BEYOND DAY 4. THE GFS TENDS TO BE CONSIDERABLY MORE PROGRESSIVE IN BREAKING DOWN A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. THAT DEVELOPS AS THE SHORT TERM UPPER LOW DRIFTS ESE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. BOTH MODELS INDICATE THAT ANOTHER POTENT UPPER LOW WILL DRIFT FROM THE WESTERN U.S. INTO THE CENTRAL U.S...BUT WITH THE ECMWF...ITS EFFECTS ON THE CWA ARE DELAYED UNTIL LATE IN THE WEEKEND OR EVERY EARLY NEXT WEEK. AT ANY RATE...THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL LIKELY TAKE A MUCH FURTHER NORTHWARD TRACK THAN PREVIOUS SYSTEMS AND THUS POTENTIALLY HAVE LESS IMPACT IN TERMS OF RAIN AND SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE SE U.S.. IT IS INTERESTING THAT BOTH LONG RANGE MODELS ARE ADVERTISING A DISTINCT PATTERN CHANGE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE DEVELOPS ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. AND THE POLAR VORTEX BECOMES QUITE STRONG AND BROAD THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND NE AREAS OF THE U.S. THIS WOULD RESULT IN A LONG FETCH WNW-NW FLOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. AND AS A RESULT A CONSIDERABLY LESS ACTIVE AND DRIER PATTERN. HOPE THIS COMES INTO FRUITION...RESULTING IN LESS SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING CONCERNS THAN RECENT. TEMPS THROUGH THE EXTENDED SHOULD REMAIN VERY CLOSE TO SEASONAL NORMALS WITH NO MARKED AIR MASS CHANGES OR POLAR/CANADIAN INTRUSIONS FORESEEN. THE GRADUAL CHANGE TO NW FLOW ALOFT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN READINGS AVERAGING JUST BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIODS. && .FIRE WEATHER... EXPECTED RAINFALL AND CLOUD COVER WILL KEEP FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS MINIMAL DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. CONCERNS MAY INCREASE SOME LATER IN THE WEEK AS FUELS DRY AND DEWPOINTS DROP INTO THE 40S...BUT NOTHING SIGNIFICANT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && .AVIATION... COMBINATION OF SURFACE HIGH OVER CAROLINAS AND LOW SYSTEM OVER LOUISIANA WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP A TIGHT ENOUGH GRADIENT OVER THE FORECAST AREA TO SUPPORT GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH 05Z...WITH WINDS REMAINING IN 10-15KTS RANG THROUGH 09Z. GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW. MODELS HINTING THAT COULD SHIFT SOUTHWEST TOMORROW AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE MAIN CONVECTION APPROACHING THE AREA. AS FOR CEILINGS...CURRENT SATELLITE INDICATING SCT050 OVER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WHICH SHOULD ADVECT NORTHWARD THIS EVENING. WILL KEEP CEILINGS VFR UNTIL 05-06 TIME FRAME AND THAN EXPECT CEILINGS MAINLY IN THE MVFR CATEGORY THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW BUT CANNOT RULE OUT IFR CONDITIONS WITH THE CONVECTION MAINLY BETWEEN 20-24Z. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VFR RANGE WITH HEAVY SHOWERS REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN THE AFTERNOON TOMORROW. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 53 63 54 68 43 / 70 100 50 20 10 ATLANTA 54 65 53 66 45 / 80 100 50 20 5 BLAIRSVILLE 48 57 48 59 41 / 80 100 50 30 20 CARTERSVILLE 53 64 51 65 42 / 80 100 50 20 10 COLUMBUS 59 72 58 71 47 / 60 100 80 20 0 GAINESVILLE 51 58 51 65 45 / 80 100 40 20 10 MACON 56 70 58 74 47 / 50 100 90 20 0 ROME 56 67 53 63 45 / 90 100 50 20 10 PEACHTREE CITY 54 67 52 69 44 / 80 100 50 20 0 VIDALIA 59 73 59 77 47 / 30 80 90 20 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 19
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 100 AM EDT MON APR 13 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-131000- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA- CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL- FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE- GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON- JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON- MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY- MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH- PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON- SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS- TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN- WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES- WILKINSON- 100 AM EDT MON APR 13 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA OVERNIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH INTO GEORGIA AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE DEEP SOUTH. MEANWHILE...COOL HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA WILL BEGIN TO WEDGE DOWN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...SOME STORMS MAY BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL...MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LA GRANGE TO MACON TO ABBEVILLE. .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHERN ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI WILL APPROACH GEORGIA OVERNIGHT. THE LEADING EDGE OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA BEFORE SUNRISE. HOWEVER...INSTABILITY IS MINIMAL THUS WIDESPREAD STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND FAR WESTERN GEORGIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
938 PM EDT SUN APR 12 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG CHICKAMAUGA 34.87N 85.29W
04/10/2009 WALKER GA EMERGENCY MNGR
DOZENS OF TREES DOWN. POWER LINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG TRENTON 34.87N 85.51W
04/10/2009 DADE GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG TRENTON 34.87N 85.51W
04/10/2009 DADE GA TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG CHICKAMAUGA 34.87N 85.29W
04/10/2009 WALKER GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
10 TO 15 TREES DOWN AROUND CHICKAMAUGA.
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG TRENTON 34.87N 85.51W
04/10/2009 DADE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
MANY TREES DOWN IN THE NEW HOME COMMUNITY AREA.
0445 PM HAIL 3 SE HELEN 34.67N 83.68W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH WHITE GA PUBLIC
0450 PM TSTM WND DMG ROSSVILLE 34.97N 85.29W
04/10/2009 WALKER GA PUBLIC
2 TREES DOWN.
0455 PM HAIL 1 N CLEVELAND 34.61N 83.76W
04/10/2009 E0.50 INCH WHITE GA TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL JUST NORTH OF CLEVELAND.
0455 PM HAIL 2 NW MENLO 34.50N 85.50W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH CHATTOOGA GA EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN CLOUDLAND.
0500 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MENLO 34.48N 85.48W
04/10/2009 CHATTOOGA GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
0500 PM TORNADO 1 SE SUMMERVILLE 34.47N 85.34W
04/10/2009 F2 CHATTOOGA GA NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR SUMMERVILLE AND TRACKED
EASTWARD ABOUT ONE MILE. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH 200 YARDS AND
MAXIMUM WINDS 120 MPH. OVER 30 HOMES AND 10 BUSINESSES
DAMAGED IN THE SUMMERVILLE AREA...MOSTLY MINOR. MAJORITY
OF DAMAGE OCCURRED IN COMMERCE ST. BRICK WALL OF A CAR
CARE CENTER ON COMMERCE ST. COLLAPSED. SINGLE-WIDE
ANCHORED MOBILE HOME LEVELED. ROOF BLOWN OFF A LUMBER
COMPANY AND SHIFTED. WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF A RESTAURANT.
0500 PM HAIL 5 SE CHICKAMAUGA 34.82N 85.23W
04/10/2009 E1.25 INCH WALKER GA PUBLIC
1 TO 2 INCH HAIL.
0500 PM HAIL CHATTOOGAVILLE 34.35N 85.45W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH CHATTOOGA GA EMERGENCY MNGR
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG RINGGOLD 34.92N 85.11W
04/10/2009 CATOOSA GA PUBLIC
SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN.
0504 PM HAIL CALHOUN 34.49N 84.94W
04/10/2009 E0.25 INCH GORDON GA PUBLIC
PENNY SIZED HAIL
0508 PM HAIL RINGGOLD 34.92N 85.11W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH CATOOSA GA PUBLIC
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG RINGGOLD 34.92N 85.11W
04/10/2009 CATOOSA GA EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN...SOME ON HOMES.
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG CHATSWORTH 34.78N 84.78W
04/10/2009 MURRAY GA EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN. ROOF OF A PORCH WAS BLOWN OFF.
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG FAIRMOUNT 34.44N 84.70W
04/10/2009 GORDON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
0515 PM HAIL ROME 34.26N 85.19W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH FLOYD GA PUBLIC
0515 PM HAIL TRION 34.55N 85.31W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH CHATTOOGA GA PUBLIC
0515 PM HAIL RINGGOLD 34.92N 85.11W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH CATOOSA GA PUBLIC
0523 PM HAIL 5 N RANGER 34.57N 84.71W
04/10/2009 E0.88 INCH GORDON GA PUBLIC
0524 PM HAIL 7 N DAHLONEGA 34.63N 83.98W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH LUMPKIN GA AMATEUR RADIO
0530 PM HAIL CLEVELAND 34.60N 83.76W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH WHITE GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
0530 PM FUNNEL CLOUD CALHOUN 34.49N 84.94W
04/10/2009 GORDON GA AMATEUR RADIO
0530 PM HAIL 9 N ROME 34.39N 85.19W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH FLOYD GA PUBLIC
QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL.
0530 PM HAIL 6 N CLEVELAND 34.68N 83.76W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH WHITE GA PUBLIC
1 INCH HAIL
0530 PM HAIL SHANNON 34.34N 85.09W
04/10/2009 E2.75 INCH FLOYD GA PUBLIC
0536 PM HAIL 4 SSW CUMMING 34.15N 84.17W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH FORSYTH GA AMATEUR RADIO
0541 PM HAIL 6 E CLEVELAND 34.60N 83.66W
04/10/2009 E1.25 INCH WHITE GA PUBLIC
0545 PM HAIL 3 W FLOWERY BRANCH 34.19N 83.98W
04/10/2009 E0.88 INCH HALL GA PUBLIC
0545 PM HAIL 3 N BUFORD 34.16N 84.00W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH HALL GA PUBLIC
0548 PM HAIL SHANNON 34.34N 85.09W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH FLOYD GA PUBLIC
0550 PM HAIL ADAIRSVILLE 34.37N 84.91W
04/10/2009 E2.75 INCH BARTOW GA PUBLIC
BASEBALL SIZED HAIL THAT BROKE WINDSHIELD.
0550 PM HAIL 5 NE RANGER 34.55N 84.65W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH GORDON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 382
AND HIGHWAY 136 IN SW GILMER COUNTY.
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 NW ELLIJAY 34.76N 84.57W
04/10/2009 GILMER GA EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOME.
0555 PM HAIL ROME 34.26N 85.19W
04/10/2009 E2.75 INCH FLOYD GA PUBLIC
0600 PM HAIL GAINESVILLE 34.29N 83.83W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH HALL GA PUBLIC
0600 PM HAIL 5 N WHITE 34.35N 84.75W
04/10/2009 E1.25 INCH BARTOW GA PUBLIC
WIND SPEEDS UP TO 60 MPH.
0600 PM HAIL ROME 34.26N 85.19W
04/10/2009 E0.50 INCH FLOYD GA PUBLIC
HALF INCH HALL.
0600 PM HAIL TAYLORSVILLE 34.09N 84.99W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH BARTOW GA PUBLIC
0600 PM HAIL SHANNON 34.34N 85.09W
04/10/2009 E2.75 INCH FLOYD GA PUBLIC
0604 PM TORNADO 1 NE JASPER 34.48N 84.42W
04/10/2009 F1 PICKENS GA NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR GEORGIA HIGHWAY 136 AND
GRANDVIEW RD...JUST NORTHEAST OF JASPER AND TRACK EAST
FOR ABOUT FOUR MILES. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH 1/4 MILE AND
MAXIMUM WINDS 100 MPH. NUMEROUS 18-INCH AND LESS DIAMETER
HARDWOOD TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED ALONG THE PATH OF THE
TORNADO. MANY POWER LINES DOWN AND SNAPPED UTILITY POLES
AS WELL. ONE PERSON SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK DURING THE
EVENT..BUT NO FATALITIES OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
0607 PM HAIL JASPER 34.47N 84.43W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH PICKENS GA PUBLIC
0607 PM HAIL 6 SE ELLIJAY 34.63N 84.41W
04/10/2009 E0.88 INCH GILMER GA PUBLIC
0608 PM HAIL ROME 34.26N 85.19W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH FLOYD GA PUBLIC
0610 PM HAIL 3 N WALESKA 34.36N 84.55W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH CHEROKEE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
0615 PM HAIL ROME 34.26N 85.19W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH FLOYD GA PUBLIC
0620 PM HAIL DAHLONEGA 34.54N 83.98W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH LUMPKIN GA PUBLIC
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG CENTRALHATCHEE 33.37N 85.10W
04/10/2009 HEARD GA EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
0630 PM HAIL ADAIRSVILLE 34.37N 84.91W
04/10/2009 E2.00 INCH BARTOW GA PUBLIC
2 INCH HAIL.
0630 PM HAIL DAWSONVILLE 34.42N 84.12W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH DAWSON GA PUBLIC
0630 PM HAIL TAYLORSVILLE 34.09N 84.99W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH BARTOW GA PUBLIC
0635 PM HAIL SHANNON 34.34N 85.09W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH FLOYD GA PUBLIC
0635 PM HAIL 4 NE NELSON 34.42N 84.32W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH PICKENS GA PUBLIC
0636 PM HAIL 4 SW CARTERSVILLE 34.13N 84.85W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH BARTOW GA PUBLIC
0640 PM TSTM WND DMG GAINESVILLE 34.29N 83.83W
04/10/2009 HALL GA EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN. HAIL THE SIZE OF DIMES WAS ALSO
REPORTED.
0640 PM TSTM WND DMG GAINESVILLE 34.29N 83.83W
04/10/2009 HALL GA EMERGENCY MNGR
6 TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. OUT BUILDING DESTROYED IN
FLOWERY BRANCH
0640 PM HAIL VILLA RICA 33.73N 84.92W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH CARROLL GA EMERGENCY MNGR
0640 PM HAIL HOMER 34.33N 83.50W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH BANKS GA PUBLIC
0645 PM HAIL CUMMING 34.21N 84.14W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH FORSYTH GA TRAINED SPOTTER
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG CUMMING 34.21N 84.14W
04/10/2009 FORSYTH GA TRAINED SPOTTER
30 TO 40 TREES SNAPPED DOWN AS WELL AS SIDING REMOVED
FROM HOUSE.
0650 PM HAIL WALESKA 34.32N 84.55W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH CHEROKEE GA PUBLIC
0652 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE CUMMING 34.18N 84.10W
04/10/2009 FORSYTH GA EMERGENCY MNGR
BOAT DOCKS DAMAGED OR DESTROYED...SEVERAL TREES
DOWN...AND THREE BOATS AT SOUTHERN END OF LAKE LANIER
SUNK. TREES DOWN IN THE PILGRIM MILL ROAD AREA AS WELL.
0703 PM HAIL 3 N NEWNAN 33.42N 84.79W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH COWETA GA NWS EMPLOYEE
0705 PM HAIL VILLA RICA 33.73N 84.92W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH CARROLL GA TRAINED SPOTTER
0706 PM HAIL WOODSTOCK 34.10N 84.51W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH CHEROKEE GA TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
0706 PM HAIL 3 NW SHARPSBURG 33.37N 84.68W
04/10/2009 E0.25 INCH COWETA GA PUBLIC
0707 PM HAIL ACWORTH 34.06N 84.68W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH COBB GA PUBLIC
0710 PM HAIL 2 N WOODSTOCK 34.13N 84.51W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH CHEROKEE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
0715 PM HAIL 3 N NEWNAN 33.42N 84.79W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH COWETA GA NWS EMPLOYEE
0715 PM LIGHTNING KINGSTON 34.24N 84.95W
04/10/2009 BARTOW GA EMERGENCY MNGR
STRUCTURE SET ON FIRE BY LIGHTNING. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE
REPORTED.
0719 PM FUNNEL CLOUD NEWNAN 33.38N 84.79W
04/10/2009 COWETA GA AMATEUR RADIO
0720 PM TSTM WND DMG CEDARTOWN 34.02N 85.26W
04/10/2009 POLK GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
0725 PM HAIL PEACHTREE CITY 33.40N 84.58W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH FAYETTE GA NWS EMPLOYEE
0725 PM HAIL PEACHTREE CITY 33.39N 84.57W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH FAYETTE GA PUBLIC
0725 PM HAIL 2 N SHARPSBURG 33.37N 84.65W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH COWETA GA NWS EMPLOYEE
0725 PM HAIL PEACHTREE CITY 33.39N 84.57W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH FAYETTE GA NWS EMPLOYEE
0725 PM HAIL SHARPSBURG 33.34N 84.65W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH COWETA GA PUBLIC
0728 PM HAIL 2 E ALPHARETTA 34.07N 84.24W
04/10/2009 E0.88 INCH FULTON GA PUBLIC
0730 PM HAIL 1 SW WOODSTOCK 34.09N 84.53W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH CHEROKEE GA AMATEUR RADIO
0733 PM HAIL 6 S CUMMING 34.12N 84.14W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH FORSYTH GA TRAINED SPOTTER
0733 PM HAIL SUCHES 34.69N 84.02W
04/10/2009 E0.88 INCH UNION GA EMERGENCY MNGR
0735 PM HAIL NEWNAN 33.38N 84.79W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH COWETA GA PUBLIC
0738 PM HAIL 3 W ROCKMART 34.01N 85.10W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH POLK GA PUBLIC
0740 PM HAIL ARAGON 34.05N 85.06W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH POLK GA PUBLIC
0740 PM HAIL ROCKMART 34.01N 85.05W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH POLK GA PUBLIC
0745 PM HAIL DALLAS 33.92N 84.84W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH PAULDING GA PUBLIC
0751 PM HAIL 5 SE NICHOLSON 34.06N 83.37W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH MADISON GA PUBLIC
0755 PM HAIL DALLAS 33.92N 84.84W
04/10/2009 E1.25 INCH PAULDING GA AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL REPORTED
0756 PM HAIL DALLAS 33.92N 84.84W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH PAULDING GA PUBLIC
0756 PM HAIL DALLAS 33.92N 84.83W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH PAULDING GA PUBLIC
0800 PM HAIL MCDONOUGH 33.45N 84.14W
04/10/2009 E0.88 INCH HENRY GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
0800 PM HAIL DALLAS 33.92N 84.84W
04/10/2009 E0.88 INCH PAULDING GA AMATEUR RADIO
0805 PM HAIL VILLA RICA 33.73N 84.92W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH CARROLL GA PUBLIC
0810 PM HAIL 5 N SHARPSBURG 33.41N 84.65W
04/10/2009 E0.88 INCH COWETA GA PUBLIC
0820 PM HAIL PEACHTREE CITY 33.40N 84.58W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH FAYETTE GA AMATEUR RADIO
0823 PM HAIL 2 SSW THOMPSONS MILL 34.09N 83.83W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH BARROW GA PUBLIC
0830 PM HAIL COLBERT 34.04N 83.21W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH MADISON GA PUBLIC
0830 PM HAIL 1 WNW INDIAN SPRINGS 34.97N 85.18W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH CATOOSA GA PUBLIC
0832 PM HAIL DAHLONEGA 34.54N 83.98W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH LUMPKIN GA PUBLIC
0839 PM HAIL BROOKS 33.29N 84.46W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH FAYETTE GA PUBLIC
0840 PM HAIL JEFFERSON 34.13N 83.60W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH JACKSON GA TRAINED SPOTTER
0848 PM HAIL 3 E ATLANTA 33.76N 84.37W
04/10/2009 E0.88 INCH FULTON GA TRAINED SPOTTER
0852 PM HAIL GRIFFIN 33.24N 84.27W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH SPALDING GA AMATEUR RADIO
0857 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW GRIFFIN 33.27N 84.31W
04/10/2009 SPALDING GA AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL TREES DOWN THAT ARE 6 TO 8 INCH IN DIAMETER.
0857 PM HAIL 5 W ATLANTA 33.75N 84.48W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH FULTON GA AMATEUR RADIO
0857 PM HAIL 3 NW GRIFFIN 33.27N 84.31W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH SPALDING GA AMATEUR RADIO
0857 PM HAIL GRIFFIN 33.25N 84.26W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH SPALDING GA AMATEUR RADIO
0900 PM TSTM WND DMG CONYERS 33.66N 84.01W
04/10/2009 ROCKDALE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
A FEW SMALL TREES DOWN...PEA SIZE HAIL AS WELL.
0900 PM HAIL HAMPTON 33.38N 84.29W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH HENRY GA NWS EMPLOYEE
0908 PM HAIL 5 SSW DAHLONEGA 34.47N 84.02W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH LUMPKIN GA PUBLIC
0919 PM HAIL 3 S MABLETON 33.77N 84.56W
04/10/2009 E0.75 INCH COBB GA PUBLIC
0946 PM TORNADO 6 NW CUSSETA 32.37N 84.85W
04/10/2009 F1 CHATTAHOOCHEE GA NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 2.5 MILES SOUTH OF OCHILLE TRACKED
TO A POINT ABOUT 4 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST. MAXIMUM PATH
WIDTH 1/4 MILE AND MAXIMUM WINDS 100 MPH. TORNADO SPUNUP
WITHIN A 2-MILE LONG AND TWO-MILE WIDE DOWNBURST PATH.
COMBINED DAMAGED FROM THE DOWNBURST AND TORNADO CONSISTED
OF DESTRUCTION OF SEVERAL BUILDINGS AND SHEDS. HUNDREDS
OF TREES WERE FLATTED ALONG THE PATH OF THE TORNADO.
1000 PM TORNADO ENE CUSSETA 32.30N 84.78W
04/10/2009 F0 CHATTAHOOCHEE GA NWS STORM SURVEY
A SECOND TORNADO WAS SPAWNED FROM THE SAME THUNDERSTORM
THAT EARLIER SPAWNED A TORNADO JUST SOUTH OF OCHILLE.
THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 2.5 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
CUSSETA AND TRACKED EAST-SOUTHEAST FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR
MILES. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH 100 YARDS AND MAXIMUM WINDS 80
MPH. AT LEAST TWO HOMES AND ONE CHURCH WERE DAMAGED ALONG
THE TORNADO PATH. SEVERAL SHEDS WERE DAMAGED OR
DESTROYED.
1019 PM TORNADO 2 NW SPARTA 33.30N 83.00W
04/10/2009 F0 HANCOCK GA NWS STORM SURVEY
BRIEF TORNADO PATH OF APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES. MAXIMUM
PATH WINDTH 100 FEET...WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 80 MPH. ONE
MOBILE HOME LOST SHINGLES...SIEDING...AND SOME WINDOWS.
1023 PM TORNADO NNE SPARTA 33.28N 82.97W
04/10/2009 F0 HANCOCK GA NWS STORM SURVEY
A SECOND TORNADO SPAWNED BY THE SAME THUNDERSTORM JUST A
LITTLE FURTHER EAST. PATH LENGTH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 1.1
MILES...MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH 100 FEET...AND MAXIMUM WINDS
80 MPH. NUMEROUS TREES WERE DOWN ALONG THE PATH OF THE
TORNADO.
1025 PM HAIL SHOULDERBONE 33.34N 83.08W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH HANCOCK GA EMERGENCY MNGR
1028 PM TORNADO 2 ENE SPARTA 33.29N 82.94W
04/10/2009 F3 HANCOCK GA NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 1 INJ *** THE SAME PARENT THUNDERSTORM THAT
PREVIOUSLY CAUSED TWO BRIEF EF0 TORNADOES SPAWNED A THIRD
AND MUCH STRONGER EF3 TORNADO ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN
SPARTA AND CULVERTON. ONE 4000 SQ. FT. SITE-BUILT
TWO-STORY HOME COMPLETELY DESTROYED WITH DEBRIS STREWN
OVER 400 FT. ONE SERIOUS INJURY AT THIS HOME. ANOTHER
MOBILE HOME WAS ALSO LEVELED...WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO TWO
OTHER HOMES. A LARGE SWATH OF PECAN TREES IN AN ORCHARD
WERE FLATTENED.
1035 PM HAIL ELLAVILLE 32.24N 84.31W
04/10/2009 E1.00 INCH SCHLEY GA PUBLIC
1045 PM HAIL 1 W STEWART 33.42N 83.87W
04/10/2009 E1.75 INCH NEWTON GA PUBLIC
1115 PM TSTM WND DMG GIBSON 33.23N 82.60W
04/10/2009 GLASCOCK GA EMERGENCY MNGR
1130 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 E EATONTON 33.33N 83.30W
04/10/2009 PUTNAM GA EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN...TREES ON HOMES...2-3 MOBILES HOMES
DAMAGED
1202 AM HAIL HAMBURG STATE PARK 33.21N 82.78W
04/11/2009 E0.75 INCH WASHINGTON GA PUBLIC
1202 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 E CUMMING 34.21N 84.05W
04/11/2009 FORSYTH GA EMERGENCY MNGR
1202 AM HAIL 3 W MITCHELL 33.22N 82.75W
04/11/2009 E0.75 INCH WASHINGTON GA PUBLIC
1215 AM TORNADO COBB 31.96N 83.99W
04/11/2009 SUMTER GA AMATEUR RADIO
POSSIBLE TORNADO BLEW ROOFS OFF HOUSES AND KNOCKED DOWN
UNKNOWN NUMBER OF TREES AND POWER LINES.
1215 AM TORNADO COBB 31.96N 83.99W
04/11/2009 F1 SUMTER GA NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO BEGAN IN THE COBB COMMUNITY IN FAR SOUTHEAST
SUMTER COUNTY AND CROSSED INTO CRISP COUNTY ACROSS LAKE
BLACKSHEAR. TOTAL TORNADO PATH WAS 23 MILES THROUGH
SUMTER AND CRISP COUNTIES. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH ESTIMATED
TO BE 200 YARDS WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 100 MPH. WITHIN SUMTER
COUNTY...45 HOMES WERE DAMAGED AND ONE WAS DESTROYED.
DAMAGE WAS LARGELY THE RESULT OF FALLEN LARGE PINE TREES.
AROUND 100 TREES AND MANY POWER LINES WERE DOWN ALONG THE
23-MILE LONG TORNADO PATH THROUGH THE TWO COUNTIES.
1220 AM TORNADO 5 NW RAINES 31.94N 83.92W
04/11/2009 F1 CRISP GA NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO THAT BEGAN NEAR COBB IN SOUTHEAST SUMTER COUNTY
CROSSED LAKE BLACKSHEAR AND INTO CRISP COUNTY AND
CONTINUED ON A SPORADIC PATH ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE COUNTY TO HATLEY...JUST SHY OF THE WILCOX COUNTY
LINE. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 200 YARDS
WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 100 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE TORNADO
ENTERED THE COUNTY AS AN EF1...IT DIMINISHED TO AN EF0 AS
IT CROSSED THE LAKE. TWENTY HOMES WERE DAMAGED ALONG THE
PATH OF THE TORNADO...AGAIN MOSTLY FROM DOWNED TREES.
1230 AM HAIL WESTON 31.98N 84.61W
04/11/2009 E1.75 INCH WEBSTER GA PUBLIC
1230 AM HAIL WESTON 31.98N 84.61W
04/11/2009 E1.75 INCH WEBSTER GA PUBLIC
1235 AM HAIL IVEY 32.91N 83.30W
04/11/2009 E0.75 INCH WILKINSON GA PUBLIC
1236 AM HAIL 10 SW MILLEDGEVILLE 32.98N 83.36W
04/11/2009 E0.75 INCH BALDWIN GA PUBLIC
1236 AM TSTM WND DMG ANDERSONVILLE 32.20N 84.15W
04/11/2009 SUMTER GA EMERGENCY MNGR
MANY TREES DOWN
0100 AM TSTM WND DMG HARRISON 32.83N 82.73W
04/11/2009 WASHINGTON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
FIVE PINE TREES DOWN ON ADAMS CIRCLE. ONE FELL ON A BARN.
40-50 TREES DOWN ON RED HILL DRIVE.
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KMSThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
14 high wind, 5 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained spotter estimated wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph near Trenton. Several trees were down across the county. Electric transformers were observed to be exploding from downed trees and power lines.
The Floyd County Emergency Management Director reported that more than 80 trees were down across the county along with many power lines and utility poles. Horse Leg Creek Road was blocked from utility lines. Several homes also sustained minor to moderate damaged from downed trees, especially on East Third and Wright Streets in Rome. At least 10,000 residents of the county were left without power following the event.
The RAWS station at Cohutta recorded a wind gust of 48 mph, almost high wind criteria. A wind gust of 50 mph was reported from the Murray county mesonet site five miles east-southeast of Cisco. Up to 10 trees were blown down in the northern part of the county.
The public reported that several trees and power lines were blown down in the eastern part of the county at elevations above 2000 feet.
The Paulding County Emergency Management Director reported extensive damage across Paulding county. There were more than 50 incidents of downed trees and power lines. There were 37 trees down on roads. Four vehicles were either heavily damaged or destroyed from downed trees. Eight structures were damaged, two from downed trees. The roof was blown off a dry cleaners store and shingles were blown off the roof of two fire stations. Vinyl siding was blown off a home on Crestworth Crossing Road in the far southeastern part of the county near Powder Springs. The only weather observing station in Paulding county is a RAWS station in Dallas, which recorded 39 knot wind gusts. However, the extent of the damage indicated that wind gusts of 58 mph were likely observed in some areas.
The Union County Emergency Management Director reported that many trees and power lines were down across the county. A number of trees were down on power lines and widespread power outages were observed across the county. The Brasstown Bald RAWS station recorded a wind gusts of 44 mph. Damage suggested that higher wind gusts were likely observed in some areas.
The public observed that many trees were down from Talking Rock to Jasper.
The public reported that several trees were blown down near South Cobb Drive.
The Cartersville Tribune reported that at least 25 downed trees and a number of power lines were down throughout the county. At least 4000 residents of the county were left without power.
The Carroll County 911 Center reported that many trees and power lines, at least 35, were blown down throughout the county. Widespread power outages were observed. A spotter observed wind gusts in excess of 45 mph, but higher winds may have occurred in some areas.
The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that more than 100 trees were down across the county. At least 40 roads were blocked from downed trees. Several homes sustained structural damage, at least 12 of which suffered moderate damage. At least 10,000 residents of the county were left without power following the event.
The Dawson County Emergency Management Director reported that many trees were down in the Big Canoe area of northern Dawson county. Seven homes were damaged during the wind storm, including one on Bearden Road that suffered significant damage. A female was initially trapped in the home, but was able to escape on her own. In addition, an individual was injured when they were struck by a tree limb. Thirty-five roads were blocked and closed from widespread downed trees.
The Forsyth County Emergency Management Director reported that many trees and power lines were blown down across the county. At least four homes in the Cumming area sustained major damage was several large trees fell on the structures. One of these homes was rendered uninhabitable until it could be repaired. Blown electrical transformers started fires on some utility poles. A vehicle was destroyed and a home suffered minor damage on Buford Drive when a large oak tree fell on the property. Extensive damage was also reported at a marina at Port Royale on Lake Lanier. The strong winds caused two docks to collide. This action caused two boats to collide, one subsequently sunk, and a third was pushed over a walkway.
The Fulton County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down in the northern portion of the county. A tree had fallen on a home at 125 West Spalding Drive in Sandy Springs causing extensive damage to the home. An individual was killed on Nacoochee Drive near the Peachtree Battle Shopping Center in Buckhead, approximately five miles north of Atlanta, when a tree fell across the cab of his truck. The Atlanta ASOS, 10-15 miles south of the area with the heaviest damage, recorded a wind gust of 45 knots at 953 am EDT. Higher winds may well have been observed in the northern part of the county.
The Hall County Emergency Management Director reported that many trees were down across the county, especially the south part of the county. Several homes suffered extensive damage from downed trees. Several boats were overturned on Lake Lanier at the Lan-Mar Marina. A man was injured on Joe Chandler Road when a tree fell on him causing cuts and bruises to his head. The Gainesville Times reported that nearly 300 trees had to be removed from roadways across the county. Nearly 9000 residents of the county were left without power during the event as well.
The public reported that several trees and power lines were blown down in the northern part of the county, especially around Decatur. Power lines were knocked down by fallen trees on Ashford-Dunwoody Road, near Cross Street, and on Stratfield Drive N.E. Two trees were also down on Windsor Parkway and near Oglethorpe University.
The public reported significant damage to structures in the northwestern part of the county. A roof was blown off a barn causing the walls to collapse. At least six homes between Summers McKoy Road and Tom Witcher Road sustained roof and siding damage from strong to high winds. Several power outages were reported in the area from downed trees and power lines.
The Gwinnett Daily post reported that at least 30 trees were down across the county. Wind gusts were estimated at 45 mph, but radar data suggest that stronger winds may have occurred in some areas. A police officer in Suwanee was struck in the head by a falling tree and injured.
A report was received via e-spotter of a large oak tree down on University Drive along with several large tree limbs down on Millege Avenue.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind, North Fulton | 2009-04-13 | 63 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, April 2009
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 166806, 166801, 166802, 166804, 166805, 166808, 166807, 166819, 168252, 167491, 166818, 166826, 166810, 166827, 166821, 166823, 166824, 168517, 167485.