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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
400 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0433 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ROME                    34.26N 85.19W
04/15/2011                   FLOYD              GA   NWS STORM SURVEY

            A NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED THAT STRAIGHT LINE
            WINDS WITH SPEEDS UP TO 80 MPH HIT THE ROME AREA. 50 TO
            100 TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN THE AREA. DAMAGE WAS
            CONTAINED TO THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF ROME.

0434 PM     HAIL             ROME                    34.26N 85.19W
04/15/2011  E1.00 INCH       FLOYD              GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOYD COUNTY EMA RELAYED A REPORT OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL
            IN ROME. DAMAGE TO CARS HAS BEEN REPORTED.

0439 PM     HAIL             2 E ROME                34.26N 85.15W
04/15/2011  E1.00 INCH       FLOYD              GA   PUBLIC

0439 PM     HAIL             2 S ADAIRSVILLE         34.34N 84.91W
04/15/2011  E0.75 INCH       BARTOW             GA   PUBLIC

            HAIL COVERING THE GROUND REPORTED.

0457 PM     HAIL             ADAIRSVILLE             34.37N 84.91W
04/15/2011  E1.50 INCH       BARTOW             GA   AMATEUR RADIO

            AMATUER RADIO RELAYED A REPORT OF PNIG PONG SIZE HAIL
            NEAR ADAIRSVILLE.

0457 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 E ADAIRSVILLE         34.37N 84.89W
04/15/2011  E60.00 MPH       BARTOW             GA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            OFF DUTY NWS METEOROLOGIST REPORTED 60 MPH WINDS AT EXIT
            305 ON I75. THE METEOROLOGIST ALSO REPORTED 4 TREES DOWN.


0457 PM     HAIL             CALHOUN                 34.49N 84.94W
04/15/2011  E0.75 INCH       GORDON             GA   PUBLIC

0502 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ADAIRSVILLE             34.37N 84.91W
04/15/2011                   BARTOW             GA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            BARTOW COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
            IN THE ADAIRSVILLE AREA.

0511 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FAIRMOUNT               34.44N 84.70W
04/15/2011                   GORDON             GA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            GORDON COUNTY EMA RELAYED A REPORT OF WIDESPREAD TREE
            DAMAGE ALONG WITH SOME DOWNED POWER LINES IN SOUTHEAST
            GORDON COUNTY.

0515 PM     HAIL             SONORAVILLE             34.45N 84.83W
04/15/2011  E1.25 INCH       GORDON             GA   PUBLIC

0515 PM     HAIL             JASPER                  34.47N 84.43W
04/15/2011  E1.25 INCH       PICKENS            GA   PUBLIC

0515 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SONORAVILLE             34.45N 84.83W
04/15/2011                   GORDON             GA   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES ON HOUSE AND POWERLINE

0635 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BLAIRSVILLE             34.87N 83.95W
04/15/2011                   UNION              GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMA RELAYED A REPORT OF A FEW TREES DOWN ACROSS SOUTHEAST
            UNION COUNTY.

0637 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N ETON                34.87N 84.76W
04/15/2011                   MURRAY             GA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            MURRAY COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF A TREE DOWN NORTH
            OF ETON.

0655 PM     HAIL             CARROLLTON              33.58N 85.08W
04/15/2011  E0.50 INCH       CARROLL            GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0715 PM     HAIL             DOUGLASVILLE            33.75N 84.75W
04/15/2011  E0.50 INCH       DOUGLAS            GA   PUBLIC

0721 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DOUGLASVILLE            33.75N 84.75W
04/15/2011                   DOUGLAS            GA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            DOUGLAS COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT THAT THE ROOF OF A
            BUSINESS COLLAPSED IN DOWNTOWN DOUGLASVILLE. DISPATCHER
            REPORTED THAT COLLAPSE WAS CAUSED BY WIND. 911 ALSO
            STATED THAT THERE WAS WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE IN THE
            COUNTY.

0728 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LITHIA SPRINGS          33.78N 84.64W
04/15/2011                   DOUGLAS            GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DOUGLAS COUNTY EMA RELAYED A REPORT OF A BUILDING WITH
            ITS ROOF TORN OFF.

0735 PM     HAIL             JONES CROSSROADS        32.87N 85.04W
04/15/2011  E1.75 INCH       TROUP              GA   AMATEUR RADIO

            HAIL BROKE WINDSHIELD OF CAR.

0742 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HAMILTON                32.76N 84.88W
04/15/2011                   HARRIS             GA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            HARRIS COUNTY RELAYED A REPORT OF TREES DOWN ACROSS THE
            COUNTY.

0744 PM     HAIL             HAMILTON                32.76N 84.88W
04/15/2011  E2.75 INCH       HARRIS             GA   PUBLIC

0744 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MARIETTA                33.95N 84.54W
04/15/2011                   COBB               GA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            COBB COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF COUNTY WIDE TREE
            DAMAGE AND POWER LINES DOWN.

0751 PM     HAIL             2 S SMYRNA              33.86N 84.51W
04/15/2011  E1.00 INCH       COBB               GA   AMATEUR RADIO



0754 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S SMYRNA              33.84N 84.51W
04/15/2011                   COBB               GA   AMATEUR RADIO

            A COUPLE OF TREES DOWN

0755 PM     HAIL             HAMILTON                32.76N 84.88W
04/15/2011  E1.75 INCH       HARRIS             GA   PUBLIC

            TREES CRASHING DOWN

0757 PM     HAIL             2 E PINE MOUNTAIN VALLE 32.80N 84.79W
04/15/2011  E1.00 INCH       HARRIS             GA   AMATEUR RADIO

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE MARIETTA           33.92N 84.51W
04/15/2011                   COBB               GA   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN ON CARS AT I-75 AND I-285.

0805 PM     HAIL             MARIETTA                33.95N 84.55W
04/15/2011  E0.50 INCH       COBB               GA   PUBLIC



0805 PM     HAIL             2 SSW SANDY SPRINGS     33.90N 84.39W
04/15/2011  E1.75 INCH       FULTON             GA   PUBLIC

            AT JOHNSON FERRY RD. NEAR FULTON-COBB COUNTY LINE.

0808 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SANDY SPRINGS           33.94N 84.37W
04/15/2011                   FULTON             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FULTON COUNTY EMA RELAYED A REPORT OF TREE DOWN ACROSS
            THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE COUNTY. ALSO
            REPORTS THAT A HOUSE HAS COLLAPSED IN THE SANDY SPRINGS
            AREA.

0809 PM     HAIL             MANCHESTER              32.85N 84.62W
04/15/2011  E1.75 INCH       MERIWETHER         GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

0814 PM     HAIL             1 S SANDY SPRINGS       33.92N 84.38W
04/15/2011  E1.00 INCH       FULTON             GA   PUBLIC

            NEAR RIVERWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

0815 PM     HAIL             MARIETTA                33.95N 84.55W
04/15/2011  E1.00 INCH       COBB               GA   PUBLIC

            NEAR LAKE SHORE WAY...LASTING ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

0818 PM     HAIL             1 N DUNWOODY            33.96N 84.33W
04/15/2011  E0.50 INCH       DEKALB             GA   AMATEUR RADIO

0831 PM     LIGHTNING        NORCROSS                33.94N 84.21W
04/15/2011                   GWINNETT           GA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            GWINNETT COUNTY POLICE RELAYED A REPORT OF A HOUSE STRUCK
            BY LIGHTNING IN THE NORCROSS AREA.

0831 PM     LIGHTNING        NORCROSS                33.94N 84.21W
04/15/2011                   GWINNETT           GA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            GWINNETT COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT A HOUSE STRUCK BY
            LIGHTNING. THE HOUSE WAS ON FIRE.

0838 PM     HAIL             9 W THOMASTON           32.89N 84.48W
04/15/2011  E0.50 INCH       UPSON              GA   AMATEUR RADIO

0845 PM     HAIL             8 E MARIETTA            33.95N 84.41W
04/15/2011  E1.00 INCH       COBB               GA   PUBLIC

0846 PM     HAIL             SUGAR HILL              34.10N 84.04W
04/15/2011  E1.00 INCH       GWINNETT           GA   AMATEUR RADIO

0851 PM     HAIL             BUFORD                  34.12N 84.00W
04/15/2011  E0.50 INCH       GWINNETT           GA   AMATEUR RADIO

0905 PM     HAIL             LAWRENCEVILLE           33.96N 83.99W
04/15/2011  E2.75 INCH       GWINNETT           GA   PUBLIC

0905 PM     HAIL             SUGAR HILL              34.11N 84.03W
04/15/2011  E1.25 INCH       GWINNETT           GA   PUBLIC

            RICHMOND HILL SUBDIVISION.

0908 PM     HAIL             BARNESVILLE             33.05N 84.16W
04/15/2011  E0.75 INCH       LAMAR              GA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

0908 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW SMYRNA             33.86N 84.54W
04/15/2011                   COBB               GA   AMATEUR RADIO

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AT GREEN FOREST PKWY. ROAD CLOSED AT
            SO. COBB DR. AND SO. ATLANTA RD.

0920 PM     HAIL             FORSYTH                 33.03N 83.94W
04/15/2011  E1.00 INCH       MONROE             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STRUCTURAL FIRE FROM LIGHTNING...BARN...AT MONROE AND
            BUTTS COUNTY LINE.

0955 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SNELLVILLE              33.86N 84.02W
04/15/2011                   GWINNETT           GA   PUBLIC

            AT LEAST SIX TREES TWISTED AND SNAPPED HALF WAY UP.

0956 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SNELLVILLE              33.86N 84.01W
04/15/2011                   GWINNETT           GA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            GWINNETT COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF ONE TREE DOWN IN
            THE SNELLVILLE AREA.

0239 AM     TSTM WND DMG     VININGS                 33.87N 84.47W
04/16/2011                   COBB               GA   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTS A SIGN TORN DOWN AT A STRIP MALL ON COBB
            PARKWAY IN VININGS ALONG WITH A DOWNED TREE IN A
            NEIGHBORING PARKING LOT.

0249 AM     HAIL             SMYRNA                  33.88N 84.51W
04/16/2011  E1.00 INCH       COBB               GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF KINGS SPRING ROAD AND
            SOUTH COBB DRIVE. 52 MPH WIND GUST ALSO RECORDED.

0436 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE SAND HILL          32.37N 84.86W
04/16/2011                   CHATTAHOOCHEE      GA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROOF TORN OFF BUILDING AND CARS OVERTURNED ON FORT
            BENNING. DAMAGE NEAR 8TH DIVISION ROAD AND OLD CUSSETA
            HWY. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

0450 AM     TORNADO          7 ENE FORT BENNING      32.37N 84.85W
04/16/2011  F1               CHATTAHOOCHEE      GA   NWS STORM SURVEY

            A NWS DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED THAT A EF1 TORNADO
            TOUCHED DOWN IN FORT BENNING. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE
            AROUND 100 MPH. THE TORNADO TORE DOWN PORTIONS OF A
            DORMITORY WALL AND REMOVED ONE FOURTH OF THE ROOF. THE
            TORNADO MOVED CARS AND CAUSED TREE DAMAGE. THE WIDTH OF
            THE TRACK WAS 50 YARDS AND HAD A LENGTH OF A QUARTER OF A
            MILE.

0610 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S BOLINGBROKE         32.93N 83.80W
04/16/2011                   MONROE             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ONE TREE DOWN ON HWY 87.

0620 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NW MACON              32.88N 83.71W
04/16/2011                   BIBB               GA   PUBLIC

            FEW TREES DOWN.

0622 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 N MACON               32.91N 83.64W
04/16/2011                   JONES              GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ONE POWER LINE DOWN.