EF0 tornado in Clayton County, Georgia

A National Weather Service survey team found that a brief, EF0 tornado with a maximum winds speed of 75 mph and a maximum path width of 100 yards occurred in northern Clayton County. The tornado touched down along Highway 85 between Forest Park and Riverdale where trees were blown down or snapped on either side of the highway just south of Orr Road. The tornado ripped shingles off the roof of an apartment building and downed several trees around the apartment complex as it moved east-northeast. The tornado crossed I-75 and downed trees along Pineridge Drive between Virginia Circle and Ash Street before lifting along School Lane just northwest of Forest Park High School where it blew down several large limbs onto the roof of a home. No injuries were reported. [02/12/19: Tornado #2, County #1/1, EF-0, Clayton, 2019:002].

A sharp upper-level trough and associated strong cold front swept through the region resulting in numerous reports of damaging thunderstorm wind gusts and a few isolated tornadoes across parts of north and central Georgia.