EF0 tornado in Fulton County, Georgia

Tornado first touched down East of the city of Palmetto and just north of Johnson Road and east of Bowen Rd near a home where several trees were snapped and uprooted. the tornado continued east-northeast crossing Tatum Rd and encountered a large warehouse. Several semi-tractor trailers were flipped on their side or tossed over an embankment on the NE side of the warehouse. Trees were snapped and uprooted in a nearby patch of woods to the NE of the trailers. The tornado continued northeast encountering a Lowes warehouse where a small portion of the roof was peeled back. The tornado weakened as it continued northeast and lifted as it crossed Gullatt Rd where several small limbs were snapped off.

A line of thunderstorms moved across Georgia during the morning and early afternoon hours of the 9th. Most of the severe thunderstorms was collocated with the greatest instability across South-Central and East-Central Georgia. However, increased shear along the base of CAD was enough to organize an embedded cell which traversed the Atlanta Metro Area. This cell developed a brief circulation, necessitating a tornado warning.

In total, rainfall amounts of 2 to 3.5 inches were common, with isolated amounts of 4.5 to 8 inches. These amounts produced flooding and flash flooding over the area, and contributed to the improvement of drought conditions over north Georgia.