EF1 tornado in Peach County, Georgia

The storm that had generated a tornado in Macon County regenerated a tornado as

it moved into eastern Peach County. The tornado first touched down south of Hwy 96 and west of Lakeview drive snapping and uprooting trees. Several homes sustained damage along Lakeview Drive from falling trees indicative of low-to-mid-range EF1 damage. Similarly, one home had its garage door blown in and siding/shingle damage indicative of low end EF1 damage. The tornado continued east crossing I-75 snapping and uprooting trees. Damage to several metal buildings was noted just east of I-75 as

it tracked across Hwy 96. Numerous power poles were snapped along the south side of Hwy 96 and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted north of Hwy 96. Several structures on the north side of Hwy 96 sustained damage including portions of

the roof removed, windows broken or doors blown in consistent with EF1 type winds. The tornado continued east along Hwy 96 snapping and uprooting trees along the north side of the highway. The tornado crossed Brantley ridge snapping a few trees and began to weaken as it continued east finally lifting before it reached

Lake Joy Road.

A strong cold front and associated QLCS system moved through central Georgia in the early morning hours of the 12th. Storms within the line were able to produce a few spots of wind damage, however the main hazard ended up being the numerous short lived and brief spin-up tornados which occurred in central Georgia. The strongest tornado was an EF2 near Marshallville.