EF1 tornado in Clinch County, Georgia

An EF1 tornado caused damage near the Clinch and Atkinson county line. It was a high-end EF1 with maximum winds near 100 mph. One home was heavily damaged with most of the roof gone. The home was an older structure with lath roofing and no bracing in the rafters. Major tree blown down occurred in two locations. One location was near Tharpe Road, north of Arabia Bay. The second area was near Keaton Farm Road and the Guest Millpond area off of U.S. Highway 441. The tornado weakened near Cogdell and Sandy Bottom in Atkinson County. It is possible the tornado lifted prior to reaching Cogdell and the damage in Cogdell could be attributed to the rear flank downdraft. One post-storm injury occurred when an individual was clearing his roof. Cost of damage was unknown.

Active weather pattern with mean layer mid level trough carving southward across the SE region and a surface front across the Appalachians. Strong wind shear combined with instability produced severe storms during the afternoon and evening. A couple of tornadoes touched down in SE Georgia.