EF0 Tornado — Gilmer, Georgia

2024-05-08 · near Gennett, Gilmer, Georgia

Event narrative

Another brief tornado likely associated with the same severe

storm that spawned the tornado across Ellington Road and Old Hwy

5, cut across Owltown Road, just east of Hwy 52E. Numerous trees

were either snapped or uprooted on either side of Owltown Road.

The tornado then produced more tree damage along Mt Zion Road

before no additional damage was seen.

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 1186094. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.