F0 tornado in Cobb County, Georgia

A survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, GA concluded that a two segmented F0 tornado traveled across central Cobb county. The tornado path consisted of two segments, one an approximately two-mile wide path beginning in western Cobb county near the community of Due West, and the second segment beginning in eastern Cobb county in the heart of Marietta traveling a brief 0.5 mile-long path across U.S. Highway 41 and Interstate-75. The tornado first touched down near Due West Road and Georgia Highway 120 and traveled to a point approximately 2-miles east of this point, or from about eight miles west to six miles west of Marietta. Approximately five homes in the Corn Lake area sustained minor damage from downed trees while a sixth home in the same subdivision sustained major damage. The second segment of the tornado touched down in the heart of Marietta near the intersection of U.S. Highway 41/Cobb Parkway and Roswell Street and traveled eastward about 0.5 mile terminating just east of Interstate-75. Minor damage was reported to a couple of shopping centers in the area near the intersection of Roswell Road, Frey's Gin Road, and Frey's Gin Court. Damage in this area was confined mainly to downed or damage trees. From here, the tornado continued approximately 0.5 mile east-southeast along or near Wylie Road across Interstate-75 and terminated just past the Harry's Crossing Shopping center on the edge of a residential area. The damage along the path was sporadic. The most significant damage in this area was to a business that sold playground equipment. Several of the large wooden frame structures were moved around and one tossed into a row of trees. Very minor damage was noted within the Harry's Crossing Shopping Center. The final damage with this tornado appeared to be to several large trees in the adjacent residential area along Blanche Road and Charles Avenue. A total of 100 trees were either damaged or blown down along the second path of this tornado. The first tornado path was 2-miles long and 50 yards wide, while the second tornado path was 0.5 mile long and 50 yards wide.