PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — Severe Weather Team 2 has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in Paulding County late Saturday night.
The storm had winds of 105 to 110 miles per hour.
The line of storms started moving into the state around 7 p.m. and moved out shortly after 4 a.m., but not before leaving a destructive path across parts of metro Atlanta.
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The worst damage was in the Windale Road area near Highway 78 and Highway 61.
“I heard the hail, then the wind picked up, everything was blowing sideways,” said Clifford White who lives on Windale Road. “I could not see the house across the street. There was that much water coming down.”
White said a 150-year-old tree came down in his yard, narrowly missing the majority of his home.
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Channel 2’s Eryn Rogers also saw trees blocking the part of the Silver Comet Trail that passes through that area.
Paulding County’s sheriff said at least 14 homes got damaged in the storm.
The National Weather Service crews are continuing to survey the storm damage Sunday evening.
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