Cartersville EF-1 Tornado

Cartersville EF-1 Tornado

Damage Path - Bartow County (Cartersville Area)

County

Rating

# of Fatalities/Injuries

KML

Bartow

EF-1

0 Fatalities /

5 Injuries

Rating:	EF-1
Peak Wind:	95 mph
Path Length:	2.85 miles
Path Width:	200 yards
Fatalities:	0
Injuries:	5
Start Date:	March 25, 2021
Start Time:	11:55 PM EDT
Start Location:	2 SE Cassville
Start Lat/Lon:	34.213 / -84.833
End Date:	March 26, 2021
End Time:	12:00 AM EDT
End Location:	3 E Cassville
End Lat/Lon:	34.2397 / -84.7971

An EF1 tornado briefly touched down in Cartersville GA in Bartow County on Thursday March 25, 2021. The tornado first touched down as it crossed Hwy 41 on the north side of town uprooting a few pine trees onto powerlines. The storm tracked NE crossing Oakridge Dr uprooting trees onto and next to homes in the neighborhood along that street. The tornado intensified to its maximum intensity as it crossed onto Greenacre Lane and Ridgedale Rd where numerous trees were snapped or uprooted onto and around homes. In addition, several homes had shingles or portions of their roof peeled back. The storm continued NE crossing Grassdale Rd and along Old Grassdale road where a gas station`s windows and doors were blown out and portions of a wall were blown out blowing insulation into a nearby treeline. In addtion, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted onto or near homes in that vicinity. The storm then hit a large metal warehouse peeling large portions of its metal roof and throwing the panels hundreds of yards to the NE of the building or over the northeastern edge of the warehouse. The storm then crossed Peeples Valley Rd snapping and uprooting trees on both sides before moving into a largely wooded area and lifting before reaching Interstate 75.


This home sustained damage in the tornado.	A number of trees were snapped and uprooted.


KFFC Reflectivity (11:57 PM EDT)	KFFC base velocity (11:57 PM EDT)