EF1 tornado in Fulton County, Georgia

A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF-1 tornado, with maximum wind speeds of 90 MPH and a maximum path width of 150 yards, touched down along Campbellton Redwine Road in a rural part of southwest Fulton County. A few trees were snapped onto the roadway and in an adjacent field. The tornado moved northeast crossing Upper Wooten Road and Rico Road snapping and uprooting trees before moving through a heavily wooded area north of Upper Wooten Road into an area of bike trails. Hundreds of trees were blown down across these bike trails. The tornado then crossed into Cochran Mill Park snapping a few trees and crossed Cochran Mill Road before lifting just south of Rivertown Road. [04/03/17: Tornado #2, County #1/1, EF-1, Fulton, 2017:034].

A strong short wave and associated surface low swept through the southern and eastern U.S. and combined with moderate instability and strong shear resulted in widespread severe weather, including numerous tornadoes, across north and central Georgia from late morning through the afternoon.