EF1 tornado in Carroll County, Georgia

A tornado from a rare LP supercell touched down near US-

78 between Temple and Villa Rica in far northern Carroll County

during the late afternoon/early evening hours of New Year's Eve.

Initially, several trees were noted snapped or uprooted between

Wilton Smith Road to Old Villa Rica Road. As the tornado moved

northeast, it appeared to strengthen as more numerous trees were

seen either uprooted or snapped along Long Branch Road and across

Cown Road. The number of large pines uprooted along Long Branch

Road supports an EF-1 rating here with max winds around 90 mph.

On the east side of Long Branch Road and just before Cown Road, a

barn was ripped apart along with a carport seen detached from a

well-built manufactured home that remained intact. This along

with the surrounding tree damage supported 95 mph max winds

(still an EF-1 rating). As the tornado crossed Cown Road and then

Astin Creek Road, additional large pines were snapped or

uprooted. A home sustained roof damage due to a falling tree and

a medium-sized shed was rolled up on the side of the house about

20 yards from its original location. A few more trees were seen

snapped or uprooted along N Van Wert Road, just south of Wert

Road where the tornado appeared to weaken and eventually lift

just past this location as no notable damage was reported or

seen. [12/31/21: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF-1, Carroll, 2021:27].

Low-level shear with moderate instability resulted in a rare Low-Precipitation (LP) supercell event across portions of central Georgia during the evening of 31 December 2021. A low to mid-level cap was in place, only allowing for the development of very shallow cells, however enough low-level shear along an old boundary was in place for two separate tornadoes to touch down in Newton and Carroll counties. Radar returns showed less than 20dbz during the event given lack of growth of the supercell in combination with an overshooting radar beam.