EF1 tornado in Upson 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 occurred in eastern Upson County. This tornado developed out of the same storm that produced a short-track tornado south of Thomaston 6 minutes earlier. The tornado touched down west of Birdsong Road snapping a few trees and continued east along Waymanville Road where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado path turned more northeasterly and crossed Kendall Drive uprooting several trees before crossing Logtown Road at the intersection with Traylor drive where several trees were snapped or uprooted and minor damage to a church occurred. The tornado continued northeast crossing Kendall Road several times as it traveled essentially parallel to it, snapping a few trees along the way. The tornado crossed Pleasant Grove Road snapping and uprooting a few trees before lifting in a wooded area east of that location before crossing into Monroe County. No injuries were reported. [04/03/17: Tornado #12, County #1/1, EF-1, Upson, 2017:044].

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.