EF0 tornado in Gwinnett County, Georgia

A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 80 mph and a maximum path width of 200 yards travelled 0.7 miles across a portion of northeast Lilburn in southwest Gwinnett County. The tornado touched down just west of Bethesda Park, between Lilburn and Lawrenceville and moved northwest, snapping or uprooting multiple trees in a residential area between Oak Park Drive NW and Sweetwater Drive. Several trees fell onto homes, but damage to these homes were minor. Before lifting, the tornado crossed Lawrenceville Highway, snapping a few additional trees. No injuries were reported. [10/10/20: Tornado #7, County #1/1, EF-0, Gwinnett, 2020:034].

During the afternoon and evening of October 10th, as the remnants of Hurricane Delta passed northwest of Georgia, moisture from the Gulf of Mexico spread across the area. Several weak tornadoes occurred in north and central Georgia in addition to pockets of heavy rainfall and flooding across the Atlanta metropolitan area and portions of northeast Georgia.