Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday
Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Local Storm Report
05/11/2008 0500 am
5 miles NE of Morrow, Clayton County.
Hail e1.75 inch, reported by NWS storm survey.
05/11/2008 0510 am
5 miles NE of Morrow, Clayton County.
Tornado, reported by NWS storm survey.
EF2 touchdown just east of I-675.Approximately 100 yards wide. 1 home with 2nd floor taken off. Many homes with damage in Ellenwood.
05/11/2008 0520 am
3 miles E of Morrow, Clayton County.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.
Numerous trees are down along Rex Road between Homestead and Stagecoach roads east of Morrow.
05/11/2008 0500 am
5 miles NE of Morrow, Clayton County.
Hail e1.75 inch, reported by NWS storm survey.
05/11/2008 0510 am
5 miles NE of Morrow, Clayton County.
Tornado, reported by NWS storm survey.
EF2 touchdown just east of I-675.Approximately 100 yards wide. 1 home with 2nd floor taken off. Many homes with damage in Ellenwood.
05/11/2008 0520 am
3 miles E of Morrow, Clayton County.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.
Numerous trees are down along Rex Road between Homestead and Stagecoach roads east of Morrow.
05/11/2008 0500 am
5 miles NE of Morrow, Clayton County.
Hail e1.75 inch, reported by NWS storm survey.
05/11/2008 0510 am
5 miles NE of Morrow, Clayton County.
Tornado, reported by NWS storm survey.
EF2 touchdown just east of I-675.Approximately 100 yards wide. 1 home with 2nd floor taken off. Many homes with damage in Ellenwood.
05/11/2008 0520 am
3 miles E of Morrow, Clayton County.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.
Numerous trees are down along Rex Road between Homestead and Stagecoach roads east of Morrow.
05/11/2008 0500 am
5 miles NE of Morrow, Clayton County.
Hail e1.75 inch, reported by NWS storm survey.
05/11/2008 0510 am
5 miles NE of Morrow, Clayton County.
Tornado, reported by NWS storm survey.
EF2 touchdown just east of I-675.Approximately 100 yards wide. 1 home with 2nd floor taken off. Many homes with damage in Ellenwood.
05/11/2008 0520 am
3 miles E of Morrow, Clayton County.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.
Numerous trees are down along Rex Road between Homestead and Stagecoach roads east of Morrow.
05/11/2008 0520 am
3 miles E of Morrow, Clayton County.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.
Numerous trees are down along Rex Road between Homestead and Stagecoach roads east of Morrow.
05/11/2008 0520 am
3 miles E of Morrow, Clayton County.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.
Numerous trees are down along Rex Road between Homestead and Stagecoach roads east of Morrow.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 10:30 PM EDT on May 11, 2008
... Preliminary report on severe weather event which occurred during the early morning hours of may 11 2008...
Several damage survey teams from the National Weather Service office in Peachtree City have now confirmed that at least five tornadoes affected west central... north central... and central Georgia early this morning. Here is the information we have so far.
Note... location of tornado no. 5... Laurens County... corrected from southwest to northwest of Dublin.
Tornadoes no. 1 and 2 (rated ef2): Carroll and Douglas counties/410 am EDT...
Widespread 25-mile long path of damage... up to three miles wide at some spots... beginning in western Carroll County at approximately 410 am... starting along west Jonesville Road off Georgia Highway 166... just north of Bowden... continuing eastward roughly along Georgia Highway 166 through Carrollton and eastward into western Douglas County near Fairplay. There were two brief EF2 tornado spinups along this path of damage... which was up to three miles wide at points. The path length and width of each of th