F1 Tornado — Fulton, Georgia

2006-04-08 · near Mountain Park, Fulton, Georgia

Event narrative

A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, GA determined that the F1 tornado that began near Noonday in Cobb county continued eastward marking out a path approximately 11-miles long across North Fulton county. Considerable damage was noted just south of Crabapple where a car wash and detail shop was destroyed, a gas station suffered major damage, and a nearby strip mall suffered minor damage. Hundreds of trees were blown down along Rucker Road. The damage continued eastward into the Alpharetta area where 40 homes were damaged by downed trees, five of which sustained major damage. A dental building in Alpharetta also suffered major damage when a downed tree caused damage to the sprinkler system, flooding the building with thousands of gallons of water causing major damage to the historic building. All-in-all, local newspapers reported that 149 homes in Fulton county sustained moderate to serious damage, some of which were a total loss. Within Fulton county, the tornado had a path length of 11 miles with a path width ranging from 10 to 200 yards. The entire path length of this tornado, including Cobb and Fulton counties, was 18-miles long.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5501912. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.