PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
400 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0433 PM TSTM WND DMG ROME 34.26N 85.19W
04/15/2011 FLOYD GA NWS STORM SURVEY
A NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED THAT STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS WITH SPEEDS UP TO 80 MPH HIT THE ROME AREA. 50 TO
100 TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN THE AREA. DAMAGE WAS
CONTAINED TO THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF ROME.
0434 PM HAIL ROME 34.26N 85.19W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH FLOYD GA EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOYD COUNTY EMA RELAYED A REPORT OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL
IN ROME. DAMAGE TO CARS HAS BEEN REPORTED.
0439 PM HAIL 2 E ROME 34.26N 85.15W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH FLOYD GA PUBLIC
0439 PM HAIL 2 S ADAIRSVILLE 34.34N 84.91W
04/15/2011 E0.75 INCH BARTOW GA PUBLIC
HAIL COVERING THE GROUND REPORTED.
0457 PM HAIL ADAIRSVILLE 34.37N 84.91W
04/15/2011 E1.50 INCH BARTOW GA AMATEUR RADIO
AMATUER RADIO RELAYED A REPORT OF PNIG PONG SIZE HAIL
NEAR ADAIRSVILLE.
0457 PM TSTM WND GST 1 E ADAIRSVILLE 34.37N 84.89W
04/15/2011 E60.00 MPH BARTOW GA NWS EMPLOYEE
OFF DUTY NWS METEOROLOGIST REPORTED 60 MPH WINDS AT EXIT
305 ON I75. THE METEOROLOGIST ALSO REPORTED 4 TREES DOWN.
0457 PM HAIL CALHOUN 34.49N 84.94W
04/15/2011 E0.75 INCH GORDON GA PUBLIC
0502 PM TSTM WND DMG ADAIRSVILLE 34.37N 84.91W
04/15/2011 BARTOW GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
BARTOW COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
IN THE ADAIRSVILLE AREA.
0511 PM TSTM WND DMG FAIRMOUNT 34.44N 84.70W
04/15/2011 GORDON GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
GORDON COUNTY EMA RELAYED A REPORT OF WIDESPREAD TREE
DAMAGE ALONG WITH SOME DOWNED POWER LINES IN SOUTHEAST
GORDON COUNTY.
0515 PM HAIL SONORAVILLE 34.45N 84.83W
04/15/2011 E1.25 INCH GORDON GA PUBLIC
0515 PM HAIL JASPER 34.47N 84.43W
04/15/2011 E1.25 INCH PICKENS GA PUBLIC
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG SONORAVILLE 34.45N 84.83W
04/15/2011 GORDON GA AMATEUR RADIO
TREES ON HOUSE AND POWERLINE
0635 PM TSTM WND DMG BLAIRSVILLE 34.87N 83.95W
04/15/2011 UNION GA EMERGENCY MNGR
EMA RELAYED A REPORT OF A FEW TREES DOWN ACROSS SOUTHEAST
UNION COUNTY.
0637 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N ETON 34.87N 84.76W
04/15/2011 MURRAY GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
MURRAY COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF A TREE DOWN NORTH
OF ETON.
0655 PM HAIL CARROLLTON 33.58N 85.08W
04/15/2011 E0.50 INCH CARROLL GA EMERGENCY MNGR
0715 PM HAIL DOUGLASVILLE 33.75N 84.75W
04/15/2011 E0.50 INCH DOUGLAS GA PUBLIC
0721 PM TSTM WND DMG DOUGLASVILLE 33.75N 84.75W
04/15/2011 DOUGLAS GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
DOUGLAS COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT THAT THE ROOF OF A
BUSINESS COLLAPSED IN DOWNTOWN DOUGLASVILLE. DISPATCHER
REPORTED THAT COLLAPSE WAS CAUSED BY WIND. 911 ALSO
STATED THAT THERE WAS WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE IN THE
COUNTY.
0728 PM TSTM WND DMG LITHIA SPRINGS 33.78N 84.64W
04/15/2011 DOUGLAS GA EMERGENCY MNGR
DOUGLAS COUNTY EMA RELAYED A REPORT OF A BUILDING WITH
ITS ROOF TORN OFF.
0735 PM HAIL JONES CROSSROADS 32.87N 85.04W
04/15/2011 E1.75 INCH TROUP GA AMATEUR RADIO
HAIL BROKE WINDSHIELD OF CAR.
0742 PM TSTM WND DMG HAMILTON 32.76N 84.88W
04/15/2011 HARRIS GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
HARRIS COUNTY RELAYED A REPORT OF TREES DOWN ACROSS THE
COUNTY.
0744 PM HAIL HAMILTON 32.76N 84.88W
04/15/2011 E2.75 INCH HARRIS GA PUBLIC
0744 PM TSTM WND DMG MARIETTA 33.95N 84.54W
04/15/2011 COBB GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
COBB COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF COUNTY WIDE TREE
DAMAGE AND POWER LINES DOWN.
0751 PM HAIL 2 S SMYRNA 33.86N 84.51W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH COBB GA AMATEUR RADIO
0754 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S SMYRNA 33.84N 84.51W
04/15/2011 COBB GA AMATEUR RADIO
A COUPLE OF TREES DOWN
0755 PM HAIL HAMILTON 32.76N 84.88W
04/15/2011 E1.75 INCH HARRIS GA PUBLIC
TREES CRASHING DOWN
0757 PM HAIL 2 E PINE MOUNTAIN VALLE 32.80N 84.79W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH HARRIS GA AMATEUR RADIO
0800 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE MARIETTA 33.92N 84.51W
04/15/2011 COBB GA PUBLIC
TREES DOWN ON CARS AT I-75 AND I-285.
0805 PM HAIL MARIETTA 33.95N 84.55W
04/15/2011 E0.50 INCH COBB GA PUBLIC
0805 PM HAIL 2 SSW SANDY SPRINGS 33.90N 84.39W
04/15/2011 E1.75 INCH FULTON GA PUBLIC
AT JOHNSON FERRY RD. NEAR FULTON-COBB COUNTY LINE.
0808 PM TSTM WND DMG SANDY SPRINGS 33.94N 84.37W
04/15/2011 FULTON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
FULTON COUNTY EMA RELAYED A REPORT OF TREE DOWN ACROSS
THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE COUNTY. ALSO
REPORTS THAT A HOUSE HAS COLLAPSED IN THE SANDY SPRINGS
AREA.
0809 PM HAIL MANCHESTER 32.85N 84.62W
04/15/2011 E1.75 INCH MERIWETHER GA EMERGENCY MNGR
0814 PM HAIL 1 S SANDY SPRINGS 33.92N 84.38W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH FULTON GA PUBLIC
NEAR RIVERWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
0815 PM HAIL MARIETTA 33.95N 84.55W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH COBB GA PUBLIC
NEAR LAKE SHORE WAY...LASTING ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
0818 PM HAIL 1 N DUNWOODY 33.96N 84.33W
04/15/2011 E0.50 INCH DEKALB GA AMATEUR RADIO
0831 PM LIGHTNING NORCROSS 33.94N 84.21W
04/15/2011 GWINNETT GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
GWINNETT COUNTY POLICE RELAYED A REPORT OF A HOUSE STRUCK
BY LIGHTNING IN THE NORCROSS AREA.
0831 PM LIGHTNING NORCROSS 33.94N 84.21W
04/15/2011 GWINNETT GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
GWINNETT COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT A HOUSE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING. THE HOUSE WAS ON FIRE.
0838 PM HAIL 9 W THOMASTON 32.89N 84.48W
04/15/2011 E0.50 INCH UPSON GA AMATEUR RADIO
0845 PM HAIL 8 E MARIETTA 33.95N 84.41W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH COBB GA PUBLIC
0846 PM HAIL SUGAR HILL 34.10N 84.04W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH GWINNETT GA AMATEUR RADIO
0851 PM HAIL BUFORD 34.12N 84.00W
04/15/2011 E0.50 INCH GWINNETT GA AMATEUR RADIO
0905 PM HAIL LAWRENCEVILLE 33.96N 83.99W
04/15/2011 E2.75 INCH GWINNETT GA PUBLIC
0905 PM HAIL SUGAR HILL 34.11N 84.03W
04/15/2011 E1.25 INCH GWINNETT GA PUBLIC
RICHMOND HILL SUBDIVISION.
0908 PM HAIL BARNESVILLE 33.05N 84.16W
04/15/2011 E0.75 INCH LAMAR GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
0908 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW SMYRNA 33.86N 84.54W
04/15/2011 COBB GA AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AT GREEN FOREST PKWY. ROAD CLOSED AT
SO. COBB DR. AND SO. ATLANTA RD.
0920 PM HAIL FORSYTH 33.03N 83.94W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH MONROE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
STRUCTURAL FIRE FROM LIGHTNING...BARN...AT MONROE AND
BUTTS COUNTY LINE.
0955 PM TSTM WND DMG SNELLVILLE 33.86N 84.02W
04/15/2011 GWINNETT GA PUBLIC
AT LEAST SIX TREES TWISTED AND SNAPPED HALF WAY UP.
0956 PM TSTM WND DMG SNELLVILLE 33.86N 84.01W
04/15/2011 GWINNETT GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
GWINNETT COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF ONE TREE DOWN IN
THE SNELLVILLE AREA.
0239 AM TSTM WND DMG VININGS 33.87N 84.47W
04/16/2011 COBB GA PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTS A SIGN TORN DOWN AT A STRIP MALL ON COBB
PARKWAY IN VININGS ALONG WITH A DOWNED TREE IN A
NEIGHBORING PARKING LOT.
0249 AM HAIL SMYRNA 33.88N 84.51W
04/16/2011 E1.00 INCH COBB GA TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF KINGS SPRING ROAD AND
SOUTH COBB DRIVE. 52 MPH WIND GUST ALSO RECORDED.
0436 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE SAND HILL 32.37N 84.86W
04/16/2011 CHATTAHOOCHEE GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROOF TORN OFF BUILDING AND CARS OVERTURNED ON FORT
BENNING. DAMAGE NEAR 8TH DIVISION ROAD AND OLD CUSSETA
HWY. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0450 AM TORNADO 7 ENE FORT BENNING 32.37N 84.85W
04/16/2011 F1 CHATTAHOOCHEE GA NWS STORM SURVEY
A NWS DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED THAT A EF1 TORNADO
TOUCHED DOWN IN FORT BENNING. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE
AROUND 100 MPH. THE TORNADO TORE DOWN PORTIONS OF A
DORMITORY WALL AND REMOVED ONE FOURTH OF THE ROOF. THE
TORNADO MOVED CARS AND CAUSED TREE DAMAGE. THE WIDTH OF
THE TRACK WAS 50 YARDS AND HAD A LENGTH OF A QUARTER OF A
MILE.
0610 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 S BOLINGBROKE 32.93N 83.80W
04/16/2011 MONROE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE TREE DOWN ON HWY 87.
0620 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW MACON 32.88N 83.71W
04/16/2011 BIBB GA PUBLIC
FEW TREES DOWN.
0622 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 N MACON 32.91N 83.64W
04/16/2011 JONES GA EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE POWER LINE DOWN.
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