The following events were reported: Thunderstorm Wind, Tornado. These occurred near station USW00013874, approximately 31.7012 km away, between 2008-02-26 06:10:00 and 2008-02-26 07:05:00.The events resulted in 2 injuries and 0 fatalities. The events caused property damage valued at 8566000.0 and crop damage of 0.0. Episode Narrative: A deep upper trough was moving from the mid-south toward the southeast U.S. early on the 26th. A strong cold front accompanied the upper system. A squall line of thunderstorms developed after midnight on the 25th across Mississippi and Alabama and reached the Georgia/Alabama border around 5 am EST. The line of thunderstorms intensified and bowed out just as it was moving in Georgia during the early morning hours. Wind gusts in excess 60 mph affected many counties as these thunderstorms rolled through the area during the early morning hours, causing extensive wind damage to trees, power lines, and some structures from the west and northwest side of Atlanta toward the Alabama border. In addition, two tornadoes, one an EF3, developed along the stronger part of the line as it moved through Carroll county before daybreak causing extensive damage along their paths. A deep upper trough was moving from the mid-south toward the southeast U.S. Event Narrative: The DeKalb County 911 Center reported that a number of trees and power lines were blown down across the county. The public, amateur radio operators, and the Fayette County 911 Center all reported that several trees were down across the county. The North Cove Subdivision in Peachtree City appeared to have the worst tree damage. At least one tree was down on Georgia Highway 54 in Peachtree City. The Clayton County 911 Center reported that many trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Trees and power lines were down on Georgia Highway 138 between Jonesboro and the Henry county line. Official wind gust measurements at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in the far northwest part of the county were 45 knots, but damage suggested that stronger winds were evident in other parts of the county. A cooperative observer for the National Weather Service reported that numerous trees were blown down across the eastern portion of Paulding county near the Cobb county line. A survey conducted by The Weather Channel concluded that a very brief EF0 tornado touched down near Lassiter High School, about five miles northeast of Marietta, or near the intersection of Mountain View School Road and Sims Drive, just east of Trickum Road and Shallowford Road. Convergent tree rotation was observed in this area, which otherwise was embedded within a nine-mile long path of damage that extended from the Canterbury Woods Country Club on the west to just north of Roswell on the east. The damage path for this tornado was about one-half block long and 20-yards wide. Extensive damage to trees and homes was noted in the area. The Fulton County Emergency Management Director reported that the same squall line that rolled through several west central and northwest Georgia counties early in the morning caused extensive damage across Fulton county as well. More than 50 trees were down across the county with at least 20 structures sustaining damage. A number of power lines were also down across these areas. The most concentrated damage continued from northeast Cobb county, within a 0.3 to 1.0 mile wide path, into north Fulton county from the Fulton/Cobb county line west of Roswell to just north of downtown Roswell. This portion of the damage was a continuation of the survey conducted by The Weather Channel. Hundreds of trees were blown down, several on homes. More than 300 trees along were blown down in 80-acre Roswell Park on Woodstock Road. The downed trees caused extensive damage to facilities within the park, including a children's playground, picnic shelters, and a maintenance building. Damage was reported to homes and other structures in Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Milton, and Johns Creek, College Park, and Fairburn. Heavy damage was noted in the Sandy Springs area. A business sign suffered damage near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Two injuries were reported from a home on Moorehouse Drive Southwest in the city of Atlanta when a tree fell on the structure causing the roof and wall to collapse. An adult male and a pregnant adult female were injured as a result. Both injuries were non-life threatening. Damage was reported along Holcomb Bridge Road, Warsaw Road, and Park Bridge Lane. In Fairburn, two homes were damaged when trees fell on the structures on White Mill and Rivertown Roads. The Coweta County Emergency Management Director reported that from one to two dozen trees were blown down across the county. Some trees were down on Georgia Highways 154 and 16. The Times Herald of Newnan reported that trees were down in the Thomas Crossroads area, Shenandoah Industrial Park, Roscoe Road at Walt Carmichael Road, Minx Road, and along Georgia Highway 16 near Georgia Highway 54. The public reported that from 30 to 40 trees were blown down in George Pierce Park, just east of Suwanee. The Gwinnett Daily Post of Lawrenceville reported that tree and property damage stretched from Duluth to Stone Mountain. Six homes were heavily damaged when trees fell on the structures. Trees were down on homes at Wildwood and Suwanee Creek, Old Peachtree Road and South Scale Road in Duluth, and Caldwell Circle in Suwanee. The Douglas County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were blown down across the entire county. The public reported that a portion of the roof covering pumps at a gas station in Lithia Springs, just down the street from the Lithia Springs High School, was torn off by strong winds. Several homes were damaged when trees fell on them. A total of 15,500 residents of the county were left without power for several hours following the storm. The Henry County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees and a couple of power lines were blown down across the county. Some structural damage was also observed in the western part of the county. A gas station steel awning was bent in half at the intersection of Racetrack Road and Georgia Highway 42 in McDonough. Amateur radio operators reported that a 50-foot tall radio tower was bent over near Hampton. A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia and The Weather Channel concluded that a microburst with wind speeds up to 90 mph impacted the northeast part of Cobb county, causing extensive damage to trees, homes, and power lines. Several roads were also blocked. The majority of the damage was concentrated within a 0.3 to 1.0 mile wide path that extended from the Canterbury Woods Country Club north of Marietta eastward to the Fulton county line east of Sandy Plains. The damage continued into north Fulton county near Roswell. Extensive damage to trees and homes was observed in the neighborhoods around the Shallowford Road area. Several homes sustained moderate to major damage when large 80 foot pine trees fell on and through the structures. Thunderstorm winds caused damage to trees, power lines and other minor structural damage in many other parts of the county as well. A total of 87 structures suffered damage, mostly residential single-family homes. Two structures were destroyed, 20 suffered major damage, and 49 sustained minor damage. Many areas of the county were left without power for several hours. At least 75 locations observed downed trees. Trees were down in the cities of Acworth, Kennesaw, and Marietta. The ASOS at Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta recorded a wind gust of 64 mph at 627 am EDT.