EF0 tornado in Twiggs County, Georgia

A National Weather Service survey found that an EF0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 80 mph and a maximum path width of 150 yards touched down just south of I-16 near exit 24. The tornado moved north across I-16 flipping several boats outside of a distribution center for Academy Sports and Outdoors on the north side of the interstate. The distribution center sustaining minor roof damage with pieces of metal sheeting blown into a nearby fence along Missile Base Road. One wall on a small pump station near a well was also blown in. The tornado continued north with trees blown down around the intersection of Prospect Church Road and Highway 96. The tornado dissipated just north of this intersection. [8/17/21: Tornado #3, County #1/1, EF-0, Twiggs, 2021:017].

The remains of Tropical Storm Fred moved across central and north Georgia as a tropical depression during the overnight hours through the morning producing isolated reports of damaging winds in convective bands and several tornadoes. No reports of wind damage were received outside of the stronger convective bands. Rainfall amounts exceeded 4 inches in portions of northeast Georgia, with amounts of 6 to 8 inches observed in the northeast Georgia mountains.