EF0 tornado in Paulding County, Georgia

A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 85 mph and a maximum path width of 400 yards touched down north of Hiram along Macland Road just west of Hiram-Acworth Highway. The tornado traveled east-northeast with mostly weak and intermittent damage, the most notable occurring on Cristy Drive where a dozen large trees were snapped or uprooted. One tree fell on the master bedroom of a 2-story home. The tornado continued causing sporadic damage as it moved east-northeast crossing into western Cobb County near the intersection of Poplar Springs Road and Puryear Path. [01/11/20: Tornado #1, County #1/2, EF-0, Paulding/Cobb, 2020:001].

A strong cold front associated with a deep upper-level trough moved through the region. A line of strong to severe thunderstorms ahead of the cold front swept into northwest Georgia during the afternoon and progressed southeastward across north and central Georgia through the late afternoon into the evening before weakening and pushing into south Georgia and the Carolinas during the early morning hours. Numerous reports of damaging thunderstorm winds and a few isolated tornadoes were received.