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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.
A deep full-latitude upper trough was sweeping from the central into the eastern U.S. The trough brought a quick transition to the eastern U.S. from mild fall temperatures to an extended period of well below normal temperatures. As the trough swept through the southeastern U.S. on November 30th, it took on a significant negative tilt. Although only marginal instability was noted because of extensive pre-frontal cloud cover and light to moderate rain showers, a strong 50-60kt low-level jet accompanied the trough as it rotated through Georgia during the afternoon of November 30th. This was sufficient combined with minimal instability (CAPE) in place at the time to support the development of a fairly well marked, yet very narrow, quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) which spawned two tornadoes, one an EF2 causing extensive damage to homes in Gwinnett county, and another weaker tornado in Henry county. In addition, the squall line or QLCS also produced numerous damaging wind events across north and central Georgia.
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 Nov 30, 9:10 AM EST, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 910 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 .UPDATE... A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A LARGE PORTION OF WEST GA UNTIL 20Z THIS AFTERNOON. THE SQUALL LINE IN AL WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS EAST WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE TSTMS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES OVER GA TODAY. PLENTY OF WARM AIR ADVECTION, MOISTURE (PW 1.5 INCHES FFC SOUNDING) AND INSTABILITY DUE TO DIURNAL HEATING IN ADVANCE OF THE LINE. HAVE TWEAKED SOME OF THE WORDING IN THE ZONES DUE TO THE WATCH. OTHERWISE, HAVE NOT MADE ANY OTHER CHANGES TO MAX/MIN TEMPS. 16 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 740 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010/ SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... MODELS IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE SOLUTION FOR THE SHORT TERM. THE WARM FRONT...CURRENTLY FROM AGS-LGC...SHOULD LIFT NORTH OF AN AHN-ATL LINE BY 12Z...AND INTO THE CAROLINAS BY 18Z. HOWEVER THERE ARE SOME DOUBTS IT WILL LIFT OUT OF THE GVL AREA BEFORE THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE CWA AND WILL HEDGE A BIT ON TEMPS IN THAT AREA TODAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE CWA BETWEEN 12Z AND 15Z...AND BY 00Z IT SHOULD BE JUST EAST OF MCN AND AHN. CAPES OF 400 TO 1000 SHOULD SPREAD AHEAD OF THE FRONT ACROSS THE CWA BETWEEN 15Z AND 18Z AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. AFTER THE FROPA THE THUNDER WILL END BUT LINGERING SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT ENDING FROM THE NORTHWEST. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH HELICITY AND INSTABILITY TO KEEP THE THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES TODAY AND WILL THEREFORE KEEP THE MENTION OF SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE IN THE FORECAST. STRONG CAA BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG WITH H8 WINDS OF 40 KTS WILL MAKE FOR WINDY CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. A NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY AND COOL FOR THE REST OF THE SHORT TERM. LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE 00Z RUN OF THE GFS AND THE 12Z RUN OF THE ECMWF. WE HAVE BEEN LEANING WITH THE GFS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. THE H5 TROUGH WITH THE CURRENT SYSTEM WILL MOVE OFF THE ATLANTIC WITH A RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE MIDWEST. THIS WILL PUT THE CWA IN A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL ALSO KEEP TEMPS AT OR JUST A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. A SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH NORTHWEST CANADA WILL DIVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND JOIN WITH AN UPPER LOW OVER NEWFOUNDLAND CANADA AND THEN DEEPEN OVER THE EASTERN U.S. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER COLD FRONT INTO THE CWA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN VERY DRY AND AT THIS TIME THE PROBABILITIES ARE TOO LOW TO MENTION PRECIP AT THIS TIME. 17 AVIATION... 12Z UPDATE... POOR AVIATION CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 00Z...THEN SOME IMPROVEMENT. PREVAILING IFR-LIFR CIGS ATL-AHN...WITH PREVAILING MVFR CIGS CSG-MCN IN WARM SECTOR. -RADZ ATL-AHN TIL 14Z WITH LITTLE TO NO PCPN CSG-MCN...JUST ISOLD -SHRA. PREVAILING LIFR VSBY ATL-AHN SHOULD IMPROVE TO IFR AFT 14Z. GENERALLY PREVAILING VFR TO AT WORST MVFR CSG-MCN SAME TIME PERIOD. LINE OF STRONG CONVECTION/SQUALL LINE TO REACH ATL BY 17Z...AHN-CSG BY 19Z...AND MCN BY 21Z. BRIEF IFR-LIFR DURING +TSRA VSBYS IN -RADZ ATL-AHN THROUGH 14Z...THEN INCREASING CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. BEHIND CONVECTIVE LINE...EXPECT PREVAILING MVFR CIGS/VSBY FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH POST FRONTAL -SHRA AND STRATUS CLOUDS. SOME POTENTIAL FOR SKC TOWARD 12Z...BUT THINK CLEARING WILL BE SLOWER THAN MODELS INDICATE. WINDS 110-120 5-10KTS AHN-ATL...VEERING TO 140-160 10-15KTS GUST 20-22KTS BY 18Z. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY HAS POTENTIAL TO BRING 30-35KT WINDS. POST FRONTAL WINDS 280-30015-20KTS GUSTS 25-30KTS. VERY WIND OVERNIGHT. //ATL CONFIDENCE... 12Z UPDATE... MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON CIGS THROUGH 00Z...THEN HIGH CONFIDENCE AFT 00Z. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON VSBYS THROUGH 00Z...THEN HIGH CONFIDENCE AFT 00Z. HIGH CONFIDENCE ON WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED THROUGH TAF VALID PERIOD. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS 30-35KTS WITH SQUALL LINE. 19 HYDROLOGY... EXPECT A TOTAL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CWA WITH LESSER AMOUNTS ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. THESE AMOUNTS CONTINUE TO STAY BELOW FFG AND WILL THEREFORE NOT ISSUE A FLOOD WATCH. 17 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 70 40 50 28 / 100 100 0 0 ATLANTA 68 34 47 31 / 100 80 0 0 BLAIRSVILLE 59 33 42 24 / 100 100 0 0 CARTERSVILLE 65 34 47 27 / 100 50 0 0 COLUMBUS 73 38 53 33 / 100 90 0 0 GAINESVILLE 59 37 47 30 / 100 100 0 0 MACON 74 41 53 29 / 100 100 0 0 ROME 64 33 49 27 / 100 40 0 0 PEACHTREE CITY 70 35 49 26 / 100 80 0 0 VIDALIA 79 48 56 32 / 60 100 0 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BARTOW...BIBB...BUTTS...CARROLL...CHATTAHOOCHEE... CHATTOOGA...CHEROKEE...CLAYTON...COBB...COWETA...CRAWFORD... DADE...DEKALB...DOOLY...DOUGLAS...FAYETTE...FLOYD...GORDON... HARALSON...HARRIS...HEARD...HENRY...HOUSTON...JASPER...JONES... LAMAR...MACON...MARION...MERIWETHER...MONROE...MUSCOGEE... NEWTON...NORTH FULTON...PAULDING...PEACH...PIKE...POLK... ROCKDALE...SCHLEY...SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING...STEWART...SUMTER... TALBOT...TAYLOR...TROUP...TWIGGS...UPSON...WALKER...WEBSTER. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: DAWSON...FANNIN...GILMER...LUMPKIN...MURRAY...PICKENS... TOWNS...UNION...WHITE. && 17/19
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 345 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-011000- 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- 345 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TODAY INTO THE EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... A DEEP UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP FROM THE MID-SOUTH THIS MORNING TO THE SOUTHEAST U.S. BY THIS EVENING. A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT TODAY. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL GIVE WAY TO COLDER...WINDY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES. WHILE THE SEVERE THREAT EXISTS FOR ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES WILL BE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SEVERE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS...AND BE EAST OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. .DISCUSSION... A FULL-LATITUDE MERIDIONAL TROUGH WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE EASTERN U.S. TODAY. THIS TROUGH WILL TAKE ON A NEGATIVE TILT AS IT LIFTS FROM THE SOUTHEAST U.S. TOWARD THE MID-ATLANTIC THIS EVENING. A WEDGE OF COOL AIR ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THIS MORNING WILL LIFT RAPIDLY NORTH DURING THE MORNING AS A STRONG LOW-LEVEL JET OF 60 TO 65 MPH BRINGS WARM...MOIST...UNSTABLE AIR NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF. MIDDAY CAPE VALUES OF 200 NORTH TO 500 CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL COMBINE WITH EXCESSIVE LOW-LEVEL HELICITY VALUES OF 500 OR GREATER TO SUPPORT STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND A FEW TORNADOES. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY A SQUALL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER NORTHWEST GEORGIA AFTER DAYBREAK...BE NEAR ATLANTA BY MIDDAY...AND INTO EAST AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BY MID-AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY TODAY AND BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION. 19
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 927 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 GAZ001-002-301500- 927 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 MPH WINDS IN DADE AND WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM EST... AT 923 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER STEPHENSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS DADE AND WALKER COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 AM EST. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE COOPER HEIGHTS...STEPHENSVILLE...RISING FAWN... CLOUDLAND CANYON STATE PARK...TRENTON...COLE CITY...MORGANVILLE...NEW ENGLAND...CHICKAMAUGA...CHATTANOOGA VALLEY...LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN... HOOKER AND WILDWOOD. THESE WIND GUSTS MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOW LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 956 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 GAZ001>003-011-301530- 956 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 MPH WINDS IN CHATTOOGA... DADE...WALKER AND CATOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 AM EST... AT 952 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF ROSSVILLE TO 16 MILES WEST OF CHATTOOGAVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS CHATTOOGA...DADE...WALKER AND CATOOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 AM EST. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE CEDAR GROVE... LAKEVIEW...COOPER HEIGHTS...CHATTANOOGA VALLEY...FAIRVIEW... ROSSVILLE...LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN...COLE CITY...HOOKER...MORGANVILLE... STEPHENSVILLE...WILDWOOD...RISING FAWN...CLOUDLAND CANYON STATE PARK AND NEW ENGLAND. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1024 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 GAZ002>004-011-012-019-301600- 1024 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 MPH WINDS IN FLOYD... CHATTOOGA...GORDON...WALKER...WHITFIELD AND CATOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM EST... AT 1020 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM GRAYSVILLE TO 24 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHATTOOGAVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS FLOYD... CHATTOOGA...GORDON...WALKER...WHITFIELD AND CATOOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 1100 AM EST. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE CEDAR GROVE...CLOUDLAND...BLUE SPRING...BOYNTON...INDIAN SPRINGS... GRAYSVILLE...FORT OGLETHORPE...LAKEVIEW...ROCK SPRING... CHICKAMAUGA...COOPER HEIGHTS...CHATTANOOGA VALLEY...FAIRVIEW... ROSSVILLE AND LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1057 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 GAZ002>005-011-012-019-020-030-301630- 1057 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 MPH WINDS IN POLK...BARTOW... FLOYD...CHATTOOGA...GORDON...WALKER...WHITFIELD...CATOOSA AND MURRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM EST... AT 1052 AM EST/952 AM CST/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM GRAYSVILLE TO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHATTOOGAVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS POLK... BARTOW...FLOYD...CHATTOOGA...GORDON...WALKER...WHITFIELD...CATOOSA AND MURRAY COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 AM EST. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE SALEM...HOLLAND...CHATTOOGAVILLE...JAMES H. FLOYD STATE PARK...LYERLY...BERRYTON...SUMMERVILLE...MENLO...TRION... CLOUDLAND...TUNNEL HILL...WOOD STATION...BLUE SPRING...BEAUMONT AND RINGGOLD. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1143 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 GAZ002-004-005-011-012-019-301730- 1143 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 50 MPH WINDS IN FLOYD... CHATTOOGA...GORDON...WALKER...WHITFIELD AND MURRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM EST... AT 1139 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM SUTTLES MILL TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF ARMUCHEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:19 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The cooperative observer for Rome reported nickel-sized hail in the area three to four miles southeast of Rome.
The Pickens County 911 Center reported that a two to three trees were down in the vicinity of Tate.
A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that an EF2 tornado touched down near Holland Park Drive in east central Gwinnett county, or about five miles northwest of Dacula. The tornado then tracked slightly over two miles to the north-northeast between Mountain View High School and Twin Rivers Middle School before lifting just east of the intersection of Gravel Springs Road and Interstate-85. The tornado was determined to have a path width of 300 yards with maximum wind gusts of 130 mph. Extensive damage was observed to homes mainly in the Kirkstone Subdivision of Buford. A total of 56 homes and one business along the path of the tornado sustained at least minor damage. Of these, 15 to 20 homes sustained major damage or were destroyed and thus were declared uninhabitable. One of these homes collapsed on itself. Damage to homes and property was estimated by the state insurance commissioner to exceed $5 million.
A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that a second, weaker EF0 tornado touched down within the same quasi-linear convective system that spawned the EF2 tornado in Gwinnett county. This tornado originated in extreme western Butts county approximately four miles southwest of Jenkinsburg, crossed very briefly into extreme eastern Henry county, before crossing back into extreme western Butts county and then lifting immediately thereafter. The tornado had a total path length of 2.5 miles, mostly in Butts county. The maximum path width was determined to be 50 yards with maximum wind gusts estimated at 80 mph. Within Butts county four homes were damaged and at least 200 trees were blown down or uprooted along the path of the tornado. Several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed, including six storage buildings blown across U.S. Highway 23.
A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that a second, weaker EF0 tornado touched down within the same quasi-linear convective system that spawned the EF2 tornado in Gwinnett county. This tornado originated in extreme western Butts county approximately four miles southwest of Jenkinsburg, crossed very briefly into extreme eastern Henry county, before crossing back into extreme western Butts county and then lifting immediately thereafter. The tornado literally was only 30 feet or so within the Henry county line. The tornado had a total path length of 2.5 miles, mostly in Butts county. The maximum path width was determined to be 50 yards with maximum wind gusts estimated at 80 mph. Damage in Henry county was confined to a gas station/convenience store, which lost part of its awning.
A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that a second, weaker EF0 tornado touched down within the same quasi-linear convective system that spawned the EF2 tornado in Gwinnett county. This tornado originated in extreme western Butts county approximately four miles southwest of Jenkinsburg, crossed very briefly into extreme eastern Henry county, before crossing back into extreme western Butts county and then lifting immediately thereafter. The tornado had a total path length of 2.5 miles, mostly in Butts county. The maximum path width was determined to be 50 yards with maximum wind gusts estimated at 80 mph. This final portion of the tornado lasted less than one minute and covered a distance of only 0.1 miles within Butts county. Damage was confined to a few trees.
The Newton County 911 Center reported that three trees were down along Rocky Plains road in the southern part of the county.
A CoCoRaHS observer reported that a nearby lightning strike damaged his outdoor Christmas holiday lighting.
The Oconee County 911 Center reported that three trees were down in the Watkinsville area, one of which was on down on Colham Ferry Road.
The Hancock County Emergency Management Director reported that two trees and one power line were down near Lake Sinclair.
The Wilkinson County 911 Center reported that three trees were blown down in the Gordon vicnity.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 266484, 266529, 266534, 266951, 266952, 266955, 266956, 267195, 267196, 267200, 267197.