Four Tornadoes Touched Down in Atlanta Area Wednesday

ATLANTA, GA — Four confirmed tornadoes touched down in metro Atlanta as a strong storm front moved through the area on Wednesday.

The National Weather Service says twisters hit the ground in Cobb County, north Atlanta, along the north Fulton/south Forsyth county line and near Commerce in Jackson County.

All four of the tornadoes were on the weaker end of the scale, ranked at either EF-0 or EF-1, with the Cobb County storm being the only one that clocked winds at 100 mph.

EF-5 is the strongest tornado category, with winds of 200 mph or more.

They all happened Wednesday afternoon, in a time frame ranging from 1:39-3:11 p.m.

There were no injuries or fatalities associated with any of tornadoes, according to the Weather Service.

Here's a closer look at each of the four metro Atlanta tornadoes:

Cobb County

The Cobb County tornado touched down along Delta Circle, impacting several large industrial buildings and warehouses.

The corner of one warehouse was ripped apart, with metal siding and roofing twisted and thrown nearly a quarter-mile away.

A large tractor-trailer was flipped over on its side, several trees were snapped or uprooted, a wooden power pole was ripped out of the ground and an aluminum-composite light pole was snapped.

The National Weather Service confirmed winds of 100 m.p.h.

North Atlanta

Just east of Interstate 75 and about three miles west of Buckhead, a tornado snapped several large pine trees in a residential area along Margaret Mitchell Court.

It ran east-northeast, snapping and uprooting more trees near Northside Parkway and Moores Mill Road.

It then jogged slightly east, doing additional tree damage along Marne Drive and Arden Road before lifting near West Paces Ferry Road.

The NWS confirmed winds of 90 m.p.h. for this tornado, making it, like the Cobb twister, an EF-1.

North Fulton and South Forsyth

Located about 3.5 miles northeast of Alpharetta, a weak tornado touched down, uprooting two pine trees on Windward Parkway.

It continued northeast into Forsyth County, snapping several trees on McGinnis Ferry Road and damaging a traffic light at McGinnis Ferry and Curie Drive.

Additional trees and tree limbs were downed before it listed.

This was an EF-0 tornado, with winds around 80 mph.

Commerce area

A tornado touched down near a poultry supply stores on Maysville Road just north of Interstate 85.

It blew over five, 1,000-pound poultry feed bins and downed some large tree branches.

The twister continued northeast, tracking along I-85, blowing in garage doors at a business, damaging street signs and destroying a couple of large business signs before lifting.

This was an EF-1, with 90 mph winds confirmed.

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