EF0 Tornado — Hart, Georgia

2019-04-14 · near Air Line, Hart, Georgia

Event narrative

NWS storm survey found a tornado damage path that began along Airline-Goldmine Rd. near the intersection with W M Price Rd. A large tree was uprooted and fell onto a home at this location. Another nearby home sustained shingle loss and the collapse of a small cinderblock wall. The shingles were lofted in a direction opposite of the uprooting of an adjacent large tree. The tornado track continued northeast across Bethany-Bowersville Rd. near the intersection with Kesler Rd. to Bert Moorhead Rd, where a barn sustained major loss of roof panels and a partial collapse of one wall. Additionally, a large tree with a diameter greater than 24 inches was uprooted and other large trees were also uprooted or sustained snapped branches. The track continued northeast through open fields and woodlands before another the damage path was picked up again along Jud Cole Rd. just north of Elgin Ln, where several trees were snapped or uprooted. A metal road sign was also snapped at its base. Free-standing carports were lofted and the roof rack of a SUV was detached from the vehicle and lofted several hundred feet. A metal barn sustained significant roof and wall damage while an adjacent home suffered damage to a single wall, which had bowed outward approximately 6-12 inches from its original position. The bowing was attributed to rapid pressure changes associated with the adjacent tornado. The tornado lifted and dissipated just east of Jud Cole Rd.

Wider weather episode

Numerous showers along with strong to severe thunderstorms developed across north Georgia in advance of a strong frontal system throughout the 14th. One cluster of storms produced isolated damaging winds in Franklin County during the early afternoon. A second line of storms produced more significant wind damage as well as an isolated weak tornado during the evening.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 819331. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.