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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
512 PM EST Thu Jan 16 2020


...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 01/11/2020 SEVERE WEATHER EVENT...

...UPDATED TO INCLUDE UPSON COUNTY EF-1 TORNADO...


.Paulding/Cobb County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.9 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   400 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             Jan 11 2020
Start Time:             452 PM EST
Start Location:         1.5 miles NNW of Hiram
Start Lat/Lon:          33.9108 / -84.7582

End Date:               Jan 11 2020
End Time:               456 PM EST
End Location:           4.5 miles N of Powder Springs
End Lat/Lon:            33.9291 / -84.6948

Storm Summary:
An EF-0 tornado began near Macland Rd west of Hiram-Acworth
Highway just north of Hiram in eastern Paulding County and
traveled east-northeast for nearly 4 miles into western Cobb
County. Most of the damage was weak and intermittent but the 
most notable occurred on Cristy Dr where a dozen large trees 
were snapped or uprooted, one of which falling on the master 
bedroom of a 2-story home. The tornado caused minimal damage 
as it moved into west Cobb but downed 15-20 trees around Lost 
Mountain Rd and Kingsbridge Pass including the Oakleigh 
subdivision. No significant structure damage was observed in 
this area. Shortly after this point, the tornado lifted.

Two other areas of straight-line wind damage were identified. 
One area occurred along Scoggins Rd south of Dallas in Paulding
County where a few trees were downed on Scoggins Rd and on Cole 
Lake Rd.

The other area was located about 5 miles southwest of Kennesaw 
on Vineyard Rd. in Cobb County. A large sweetgum tree fell onto 
the bedroom of a two-story home causing significant damage. One 
of the residents was in the bedroom at the time of the incident 
but escaped injury.


.Fannin County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.4 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   450 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             Jan 11 2020
Start Time:             524 PM EST
Start Location:         7.8 miles WNW of Suches
Start Lat/Lon:          34.7415 / -84.1414

End Date:               Jan 11 2020
End Time:               527 PM EST
End Location:           6.6 miles NW of Suches
End Lat/Lon:            34.7619 / -84.0938

Storm Summary:
An EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 100 mph began near Deep Hole 
Campground Rd south of Morganton Hwy (Georgia Hwy 60) and 
traveled east northeast along Morganton Hwy intensifying and 
downing hundreds of trees along the highway. A 40 foot steel radio 
tower at the Fannin County Fire Station was blown down. At least 
four homes suffered damage from fallen trees. The tornado weakened 
east it turned northeast along Cooper Creek Rd before finally 
dissipating near the Union County line near the Davis Family 
Cemetery off of Mulky Gap Rd west of the USFS Mulky Campground 
and USFS Camp Merrill RAWS weather station.


.Upson County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.3 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             Jan 11 2020
Start Time:             548 PM EST
Start Location:         5.9 miles SSE of Woodbury
Start Lat/Lon:          32.9134 / -84.5255

End Date:               Jan 11 2020
End Time:               549 PM EST
End Location:           6.0 miles SSE of Woodbury
End Lat/Lon:            32.9147 / -84.5198

Storm Summary:
An EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90 mph began near the Flint
River on the Upson County side about 6 miles south-southeast of 
Woodbury and traveled about a third of a mile along the north
edge of the river. Approximately 100 trees and several power poles 
were snapped or downed. A camper was blown over. A boat was blown 
into a tree. A river home was knocked off its stilts and destroyed 
by a large tree falling on it. At least one other home sustained 
damage from tree fall. A tornado debris signature was detected on
the NWS Peachtree City doppler radar with this tornado.



EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into 
the following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS
Storm Data.



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