EF0 tornado in Fulton County, Georgia

NWS Storm Survey team found a tornado touched down near Willow Point Parkway in east Cobb County and traveled north northeast into Fulton County north of Timber Ridge Road before lifting along Willeo Road near the Chattahoochee River. EF1 damage was indicated in Cobb County with maximum wind speeds around 95 MPH and a path width of 100 yards. EF0 Damage was indicated after the tornado crossed into Fulton County. Damage was confined mainly to trees snapped or uprooted with some damage to homes from falling trees. [10/14/14: Tornado #5, County #2-2, EF0, Cobb-Fulton, 2014:015].

Very warm and moist air from the Gulf of Mexico prevailed over Georgia in advance of a strong storm system that moved through the eastern United States. During the early morning hours a line of thunderstorms moved through parts of West Central Georgia and continued into the Atlanta metropolitan area and eventually portions of East and Central Georgia. A low-level jet developed on the back side of this line of thunderstorms which was conducive for the development of damaging winds and tornadoes. This line of thunderstorms with heavy rain interacted with a dissipating stationary front early in the morning over North Georgia to produce flash flooding in Dade County in Northwest Georgia.