EF1 tornado in Bartow County, Georgia

A National Weather Service survey found that an EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 95 MPH and a maximum path width of 125 yards touched down along Lanier Drive SW on the northwest side of Taylorsville in southern Bartow County. Trees were uprooted near a small school along Euharlee Street SW and a large tree fell onto a small cabin on the eastern side of the road. The tornado continued moving northeast across an open field where it flipped a large center pivot irrigation system. The tornado then hit a tree line along Euharlee Creek where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. The storm continued moving northeast along the creek snapping and uprooting trees before ending as it approached Old Alabama Road. [3/25/21: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF-1, Bartow, 2021:006].

A very moist and moderately unstable airmass over the region combined with strong shear and persistent southwesterly mid and upper flow produced numerous showers and thunderstorms across north and parts of central Georgia through the day on the 25th into the morning of the 26th. Numerous reports of flooding were received with several reports of severe thunderstorms and a few isolated tornadoes. Rainfall amounts of 2.5 to 6 inches were common over north Georgia, with 6 to 8 inches observed over the higher elevations of northeast Georgia.