April 12-13 Severe Weather Outbreak

A weak EF-0 tornado briefly touched down in southwestern Fulton County at around 2:36 AM along Welcome All Terrace SW. A few trees were uprooted or snapped behind some homes along this street. The tornado continued northeast, downing small limbs and lofting debris. NWS radar detected lofted debris at about 1000 feet as the tornado crossed Delano Road. Ground evidence suggested that this was mostly small limbs and leaves as there was no widespread damage along the ground but only more sporadic large limbs and occasional trees down. The storm continued northeast, crossing North Commerce Drive where several rees were snapped or uprooted in between two large warehouses. No other damage was noted in the area, though a debris signature continued to be present on radar. The storm crossed Interstate 285 and then Washington Road where a large tree was downed, causing minor damage to a house. Several rees were snapped behind a home along Janice Drive and along Karen Road before the tornado lifted.

Damage Path - Fulton County

County Rating # of Injuries KML Fulton EF-0 0    Rating: EF-0 Peak Wind: 75 MPH Path Length: 2.75 miles Path Width: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Apr. 13, 2020 Start Time: 2:36 AM EDT Start Location: 4 miles NNE of Union City Start Lat/Lon: 33.6288 / -84.5263 End Date: Apr. 13, 2020 End Time: 2:39 AM EDT End Location: 2 miles WSW of College Park End Lat/Lon: 33.6425 / -84.4824

 

This home sustained roof damage from a tree on Washington Road.	Several trees also fell around this home along Yates Road.

 

Reflectivity (2:36 AM EDT). Velocity (2:36 AM EDT). Correlation Coefficient (2:36 AM EDT).

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This tornado is a regeneration from the same storm that caused the Upson County EF-3 tornado to the southwest. This tornado first touched down along Potts Cemetery Road, downing a few trees. The tornado continued northeast, crossing Highway 41 and Ingram Road, snapping and uprooting a few trees. This portion of the track was rated EF-0. The tornado wound up quickly northeast of Highway 41 into an EF-3 as it approached Goodwyne/Collier Road. A large 100'x150' metal building and adjacent home were completely destroyed. The metal frame and 3'x3'x3' conrete footers for the building were all pulled from the ground with the building and twisted amongst the wreckage, leaving holes in the ground around the concrete slab. Several cars were flipped and thrown, including a Jeep which was thrown onto the small home which sat next to the metal building. The homeowner was inside his home in the bathroom sheltering and survived under the large pile of debris from both the house and the building. Rescue operations took 45 minutes to get to the homeowner under the debris. A small plane was destroyed, a mid-sized tractor was flipped over, and a boat was thrown from the tornado at this location. High end EF-1/EF-2 tree damage occurred in the area surrounding this location and to the northeast of the building. As the tornado continued northeast along Collier Road, numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, including a large tree onto a home near Collier and Smith Road. The tornado crossed Interstate 75 near mile marker 188, throwing numerous trees onto the highway and shutting it down for a period of time until cleared. By this point, the tornado intensity decreased to EF-0/EF-1 and continued norhteast, crossing English Road and downing trees. The tornado crossed Highway 42 and weakened and dissipated. NWS Radar imagery suggests debris was lofted to as high as 19,000 feet from this tornado.

Damage Path - Monroe County

County Rating # of Injuries KML Monroe EF-3 1    Rating: EF-3 Peak Wind: 140 MPH Path Length: 5.3 miles Path Width: 300 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 1 Start Date: Apr. 13, 2020 Start Time: 2:40 AM EDT Start Location: 2 miles SW of Collier Start Lat/Lon: 33.0298 / -84.033 End Date: Apr. 13, 2020 End Time: 2:47 AM EDT End Location: 3 miles NNW of Forsyth End Lat/Lon: 33.0729 / -83.9576

 

The tornado flipped this car along Collier Road.

 

This large metal building was destroyed along Collier Road.	Damage from the homes and metal building on Collier road was thrown into the fields behind the house.

 

Reflectivity (2:43 AM EDT). Velocity (2:43 AM EDT). Correlation Coefficient (2:46 AM EDT).

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A tornado briefly touched down in Macon as a line of strong storms moved through the city. The tornado first touched down on Edgewater Drive, causing a tree to fall onto a house. The storm crossed I-475 and ripped shingles and roofing material off of 2 hotels next to the interstate and blew down a fence. The tornado then crossed Zebulon Road where the front door and windows of a Walgreens store were completely blown inward and a large hole was blown through the roof. Most of the interior shelving and ceiling was blown over and downed with significant damage to the store occurring. A Walmart store adjacent to the Walgreens had its sunroofs blown out with minor roof damage elsewhere. Numerous trees were uprooted in and around the Walmart parking lot. Further up Zebulon Road, a gas station canopy sustained damage, with much of the metal sheeting peeled and thrown. Significant shingle damage occurred to a small professional building next to this gas station, and a large tree was downed onto Zebulon Road next to the Chick-fil-A. The storm continued northeast and hit the subdivision along Huddersfield Road and Wakefield Way, downing numerous large trees. Several were downed onto homes, causing major damage. The tornado began to weaken as it continued northeast across Forysth Road, downing branches and tree limbs. The tornado ended near Wesleyan Drive and Tharpe Drive where a few trees were downed.

Damage Path - Bibb County

County Rating # of Injuries KML Bibb EF-1 0         Rating: EF-1 Peak Wind: 100 MPH Path Length: 3.7 miles Path Width: 300 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Apr. 13, 2020 Start Time: 3:00 AM EDT Start Location: 3 miles W of Wesleyan Start Lat/Lon: 32.8730 / -83.7718 End Date: Apr. 13, 2020 End Time: 3:04 AM EDT End Location: 2 miles N of Wesleyan End Lat/Lon: 32.8997 / -83.7170

 

The Walgreens on Zebulon Road suffered major damage when the entryway doors were blown into the store.	A large tree sliced through this home on Huddersfield Road.

 

Reflectivity (3:02 AM EDT). Velocity (3:02 AM EDT). Correlation Coefficient (3:02 AM EDT).

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A high-end EF-1 tornado touched down along Shady Dale Road in Putnam County, knocking down a few trees. The tornado continued norhteast through the Oconee National Forest, downing trees and crossing Godfrey Road, where numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Most of the damage to this point was rated EF-0 to low end EF-1. As the tornado moved northeast, crossing Reids Road, it intensified to maximum intensity, snapping hundreds of trees ten feet off the ground. The storm continued northeast, crossing Highway 129 and snapping and uprooting trees. Three homes located along the highway sustained minor roof damage from the storm. The storm crossed Bethel Church Road, snapping trees, and across Lower Harmony Road where the top of a silo was torn off in addition to the roofing material from a nearby barn. The storm eventually crossed Denham Road, knocking over a few trees before lifting as it approached a neighborhood along Hunters Chase Court.

Damage Path - Putnam County

County Rating # of Injuries KML Putnam EF-1 1    Rating: EF-1 Peak Wind: 105 MPH Path Length: 13 miles Path Width: 300 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 1 Start Date: Apr. 13, 2020 Start Time: 3:18 AM EDT Start Location: Willard, GA Start Lat/Lon: 33.3098 / -83.4961 End Date: Apr. 13, 2020 End Time: 3:34 AM EDT End Location: 2 miles WSW of Phoenix, GA End Lat/Lon: 33.4111 / -83.3082

 

Multiple trees were downed along Highway 129.	Multiple trees were downed along Reids Road.

 

Reflectivity (3:24 AM EDT). Velocity (3:24 AM EDT). Correlation Coefficient (3:27 AM EDT).

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The same storm which generated a tornado in Putnam County regenerated a new EF-1 tornado once it crossed into Greene County at Lake Oconee. The tornado first touched down along Reynolds Parkway within the Creek Club Reynolds subdivision, snapping and uprooting a few trees. As the tornado continued northeast through the subdivision, it intensified to maximum intensity near the golf course at Rose Creek and Cottage Lane. Several well-built homes sustained minor roof damage from wind and debris. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted in the area between Sandy Ford and Rose Creek. The tornado reached the point at the end of Rose Creek where several homes had trees fall onto them, causing more significant damage. A portion of dock at a home on Rose Creek was lifted out of the water and thrown onto the shore. Numerous boathouses also sustained damage. The storm crossed a portion of Lake Oconee and emerged into another subdivision along Cherokee Drive, Cloudland Court, and Eagle Bluff Drive, where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. Several homes sustained damage from trees at this location as well. The storm crossed Bouldercrest Way and Sun Valley Court, across another portion of Lake Oconee, and up Club Drive, snapping and uprooting trees. The tornado weakened a bit as it moved up Armour Rod, with EF-0 type tree damage, and crossed Fleur du Lac Lane where a pocked of EF-1 tree damage was observed and a home was severely damaged from a falling tree. The storm continued to weakene as it moved northeast and dissipated as it crossed Veaszy and White Plains Road where a tree was knocked over. In total, an estimated 35 to 40 homes were impacted by trees in this tornado.

Damage Path - Greene County

County Rating # of Injuries KML Greene EF-1 0    Rating: EF-1 Peak Wind: 105 MPH Path Length: 6.6 miles Path Width: 350 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Apr. 13, 2020 Start Time: 3:38 AM EDT Start Location: 2 miles NNW Reynolds Start Lat/Lon: 33.4443 / -83.228 End Date: Apr. 13, 2020 End Time: 3:47 AM EDT End Location: Veazey, GA End Lat/Lon: 33.5048 / -83.1439

 

This home sustained roof damage near Lake Oconee.

 

Multiple trees were downed on the Creek Club Golf Course.	Additional trees were downed on the Creek Club Golf Course.

 

Reflectivity (3:40 AM EDT). Velocity (3:41 AM EDT). Correlation Coefficient (3:42 AM EDT).

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This tornado was from a dual circulation separated by only 5 miles. This tornado produced EF-1 damage nearly exclusively with mainly tree damage of hardwood and softwood trees. 

Damage Path - Washington County

County Rating # of Injuries KML Washington EF-1 0    Rating: EF-1 Peak Wind: 90 MPH Path Length: 3.1 miles Path Width: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Apr. 13, 2020 Start Time: 4:05 AM EDT Start Location: 2.3 miles NNW of Warthen Start Lat/Lon: 33.1199 / -82.8228 End Date: Apr. 13, 2020 End Time: 4:09 AM EDT End Location: 3.5 miles N of Warthen End Lat/Lon: 33.1557 / -82.7912

 

Multiple trees were snapped or uprooted along Highway 15.

 

Reflectivity (4:05 AM EDT).	Velocity (4:05 AM EDT).

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20) Washington County Tornado #3:

This tornado was also a part of a dual circulation only separated by 5 miles. This tornado snapped hundreds of mainly softwood trees even though it only traveled a mile. The most extensive damage was crossing Hamburg State Park Road. 

Damage Path - Washington County

County Rating # of Injuries KML Washington EF-1 0    Rating: EF-1 Peak Wind: 100 MPH Path Length: 1.1 miles Path Width: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Apr. 13, 2020 Start Time: 4:12 AM EDT Start Location: 5.2 miles SW of Mitchell Start Lat/Lon: 33.1992 / -82.7831 End Date: Apr. 13, 2020 End Time: 4:14 AM EDT End Location: 4.3 miles SW of Mitchell End Lat/Lon: 33.2066 / -82.7681

 

Numerous trees were snapped and downed along Hamburg State Park Road.	Multiple trees were snapped along Agricola Road.

 

Reflectivity (4:14 AM EDT).	Velocity (4:14 AM EDT).	Correlation Coefficient (4:14 AM EDT).

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Damage Path - Washington and Jefferson County

County Rating # of Injuries KML Washington/Jefferson EF-1 0    Rating: EF-1 Peak Wind: 100 MPH Path Length: 14.3 miles Path Width: 220 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Apr. 13, 2020 Start Time: 4:18 AM EDT Start Location: 2.7 miles NE of Harrison Start Lat/Lon: 32.8613 / -82.6972 End Date: Apr. 13, 2020 End Time: 4:31 AM EDT End Location: 1 mile S of Bartow End Lat/Lon: 32.8919 / -82.4719

 

This home was severely damaged along Bartow Road.	This home was destroyed on HJ Lane.

 

Reflectivity (4:22 AM EDT).	Velocity (4:22 AM EDT).	Correlation Coefficient (4:22 AM EDT).

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