EF0 Tornado — Gilmer, Georgia

2024-05-08 · near New Hope, Gilmer, Georgia

Event narrative

A northern circulation embedded within a relatively fast-moving

Quasi-linear Convective System (QLCS) spawned yet another short-

lived tornado across Gilmer County just before midnight on May

8th. This tornado touched down over the property of Little Brook

Farm #1 between two sets of chicken houses, with numerous trees

either snapped or uprooted. No notable structural damage was seen

around the chicken houses. Additional tree damage, some down on

homes, occurred as the tornado crossed Weeks Road and Carson Cove

Road. No further damage was seen beyond Wd Court. The damage was

indicative of high-end EF-0 (max winds 85 mph).

Wider weather episode

Several waves of severe thunderstorms moved through the area from the evening hours of the 8th through the early afternoon hours of the 9th. Initial convection ahead of the first line was able to tap into ample shear to produce tornadic thunderstorms in Northwest GA. This threat transitioned more into a wind event as the first line moved through the morning of the 9th. This line continued southward into the metro causing sporadic wind damage. Thunderstorms weakened as they moved south of I20, however another line of severe made its way out of AL/TN, producing further wind damage in the North. The initial line slowly moved into the southern portion of the CWA where conditions were not as worked over and shear was stronger. Storms re-strengthened, with several producing brief tornados.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1186091. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.