EF0 tornado in Bartow County, Georgia

A brief tornado embedded within a line of severe thunderstorms

touched down just east of I-75 near Holcomb Road NW in northern

Bartow County. Between Harris Road and Hardin Road, several trees

were snapped or uprooted. Additional trees were snapped or

uprooted along a narrow path, seen near Holcomb Spur and Holcomb

Road, and where Adcock Road and Towe Chapel Road meet. Video

evidence from a resident along Adcock Road supports the damage

and coincides with radar showing a definitive circulation (no TDS

given elevation off the ground). [12/29/21: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF-0, Bartow, 2021:23].

Within an unseasonably warm and moist low-level environment, a strong southwest upper level flow with an intense mid-level shortwave ejecting across the Central Plains/Midwest regions resulted in a line of strong to severe thunderstorms (along with heavy rain) across north Georgia during the evening and overnight hours of 29-30 December 2021. The remnant boundary/front settled over central Georgia during the afternoon of 30 December 2021 which resulted in redevelopment of scattered strong to severe thunderstorms. Several tornadoes, along with areas of wind damage and large hail occurred all across north and central Georgia from these events. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches occurred over the area, resulting in isolated flash flooding in the greater Atlanta metro area.