Weekend Tornado Confirmed In Paulding, Cobb Counties

PAULDING COUNTY, GA — An EF-0 tornado hit eastern Paulding County and western Cobb County, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported, downing dozens of large trees and causing other damage.

The NWS said the tornado began near Macland Road northwest of Hiram and travelled east towards Cobb County, making a four-mile journey.

Most of the damage was intermittent, the NWS said, but the most notable damage was on Cristy Drive where a dozen large trees were snapped or uprooted, one of which fell and hit the master bedroom of a house. No injuries were reported.

As the tornado moved west, it downed up to 20 trees along Lost Mountain Road and Kingsbridge Pass. No significant structural damage was reported.

Straight-line wind damage was reported five miles southwest of Kennesaw on Vineyard Road in Cobb County, reported 11Alive. In one example of the after-math, a large sweetgum tree had fallen into the bedroom of a two-story home causing significant damage, but no injuries to the person inside at the time.

An EF-0 tornado is the weakest, with winds ranging from 65 to 85 mph.