Tornado confirmed in Coweta County during this morning's storms

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down Sunday in Coweta County.

Officials told Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Katie Walls an EF-1 tornado produced peak winds of 90 mph just east of Moreland around 4:33 a.m.

Severe Weather Team 2 cut into live programming to track the threat and tornado warning. It was on the ground for only 3 minutes, causing destruction for 2.1 miles.

"The worst damage occurred along Tabby Linch Rd, where hundreds of large oak, pine and pecan trees were uprooted; one tree fell on a home. The tornado also hit Gordon Oaks Subdivision, downing trees and causing damage to several homes," Walls said.

The severe threat is over, but winds will remain to gust to 35 mph, potentially causing more downed trees in the wet soil.

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Channel 2's Nicole Carr visited the Gordon Oaks subdivision, where several homes were damaged.

Russell Mullins said he and his wife woke up when the tornado sirens went off. The couple barely escaped their bedroom before a tree crashed through the side of their house.

"The rain quit. It got dead-quiet and all of sudden it sounded like a freight train was coming," Mullins told Carr. "We both ran into a bathroom and were trying to get our dog. As soon as he came in there, we heard it hit."

Around the corner on Gordon Road, their neighbors lost power and came outside to see more than half a dozen trees blocking the road.

"That barn's crooked now. It used to be straight. Stuff all in it, like a washing machine," Sonny Ramirez told Carr.

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