An intense negatively-titled upper low moved rapidly from central/south TX during the early morning hours of the 5th into Georgia by the evening hours of the 5th.  Dewpoints rose into the 60s ahead of this system and combined with a strong low-level jet and deep layer shear to result in a broken band of strong to severe thunderstorms during the day.  The severe activity began early in the day and persisted well into the afternoon.  Several counties experienced thunderstorm wind damage and two tornadoes were confirmed by National Weather Service damage surverys, both in Coweta county, about 30 miles southwest of Atlanta.

Hail in DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 10:55:00 to 05-JAN-07 10:56:00 (EST-5)
Location: DOUGLASVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public reported quarter-sized hail.

Tornado in COWETA, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 11:00:00 to 05-JAN-07 11:02:00 (EST-5)
Location: SENOIA
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 45.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, GA  confirmed that an F0 tornado had touched down along a patch beginning approximately two miles south-southwest of Senoia along Norton Road and continued on a northeastward track terminating at the intersection of Luther Bailey Road and Georgia Highway 16.  A number of large trees were blown down along the path.  A mobile home was destroyed and a car damaged by large downed trees at the intersection of Georgia Highway 16 and Luther Bailey Road.  The tornado was rated an F0 at its maximum intensity with a maximum path width of 200 yards and a path length of approximately 1.5 miles.

Thunderstorm Wind in OCONEE, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 12:28:00 to 05-JAN-07 12:46:00 (EST-5)
Location: BOGART
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Oconee County 911 Center reported that several trees were down in scattered areas about the county, mainly the northern half, including Bogart, North High Shoals, and Watkinsville.  A tree was down on Roanoke Road in Bogart, tree and limbs debris was found on Georgia Highway 53 at Ray's Church Road in Bogart, a vehicle was damaged on U.S. Highway 78 when a sign was blown onto it (also in Bogart), trees were down on Georgia Highway 53 in Watkinsville, and also on New High Shoals Road in North High Shoals.

Thunderstorm Wind in HALL, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 12:24:00 to 05-JAN-07 12:42:00 (EST-5)
Location: GAINESVILLE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The Hall County 911 Center reported that a number of trees and power lines were down throughout the central and eastern part of the county, especially from Gainesville to Lula.  The most significant damage occurred in the Lula area.  Power lines were down in White Sulfer, Pavery, Branon, and Gainesville as well.

Thunderstorm Wind in HENRY, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 11:25:00 to 05-JAN-07 11:33:00 (EST-5)
Location: STOCKBRIDGE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, GA confirmed straight-line winds, not a tornado, caused extensive damage from Stockbridge to McDonough.  Numerous trees were blown down along Chambers-Jonesboro Road, Walnut Creek Drive, and Crossing Drive in Stockbridge and a deck was blown off a home.  In McDonough near exit 222 on Interstate-75, three homes sustained major damage, and 25 homes sustained minor damage (mostly to roofs) from wind and downed trees.  Most of the damaged homes were along Mount Olive Road, where three to four structures sustained major damage and 11 had minor damage.  Another area of significant damage was in the Morgan Pond subdivision.  Many trees were blown down throughout the area.  A number of trees were down, topped, or twisted off on both sides of Interstate-75 four miles southeast of Stockbridge.

Thunderstorm Wind in NEWTON, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 11:46:00 to 05-JAN-07 12:07:00 (EST-5)
Location: PORTERDALE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Newton County 911 Center reported that numerous trees were down throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind in WALTON, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 12:11:00 to 05-JAN-07 12:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: MONROE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Walton County 911 Center reported that power lines were down in Monroe on Criswell Road, Georgia Highway 11, and U.S. Highway 78 just west of Monroe near Cedar Ridge Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in FAYETTE, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 10:59:00 to 05-JAN-07 11:08:00 (EST-5)
Location: PEACHTREE CITY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Two National Weather Service employees observed thunderstorm wind damage within the county.  One reported that some cars were blown off Georgia Highway 74 in Peachtree City, while another observed a few trees blown down near the intersection of Goza Road and Antioch Road west of Woolsey.  The Fayette County Emergency Management Director relayed a report from a storm spotter of trees down along Ebenezer Church Road, about halfway between Peachtree City and Fayetteville.  The Peachtree City police observed that at least one tree was blown down in Peachtree City.

Thunderstorm Wind in FULTON, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 11:20:00 to 05-JAN-07 11:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: ATLANTA
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Fulton County 911 Center reported that several power lines were down in the north central part of the county, just south of Buckhead.  One tree was also down at the intersection of Morris Mill Road and West Wesley Chapel Road.

Hail in BARROW, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 12:32:00 to 05-JAN-07 12:33:00 (EST-5)
Location: STATHAM
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public reported nickel-sized hail.  Several tree limbs were also blown down in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind in SPALDING, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 11:22:00 to 05-JAN-07 11:29:00 (EST-5)
Location: EXPERIMENT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Spalding County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down in scattered areas, mainly in the eastern portion of the county from the north side of Griffin southward.  Trees were along Georgia Highway 3 and Macon Road in the north end of the county, on U.S. Highway 19/41 in the Griffin area, and on MLK Boulevard.  Power lines were also down along U.S. Highway 19/41.

Thunderstorm Wind in MERIWETHER, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 10:34:00 to 05-JAN-07 10:38:00 (EST-5)
Location: LUTHERSVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Meriwether County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down across the northern part of the county, mainly in the Luthersville area.  One large power line was also down on Bates Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in CLARKE, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 12:38:00 to 05-JAN-07 12:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: ATHENS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Clarke County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down across the north end of the county, including Athens.  Trees and power lines were down on Province Road.

Tornado in COWETA, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 10:05:00 to 05-JAN-07 10:08:00 (EST-5)
Location: SARGENT
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service, Peachtree City, Georgia, concluded that an F1 tornado had touched down approximately five miles south-southwest of Sargent, between mile marker 6 and 7 on Georgia Highway 34.  In this area, the roof of a barn was damaged, a small greenhouse was destroyed, and several large trees were downed.  The tornado then travelled northeast causing minor damage to homes and uprooting large trees on Dixon Road just north of Georgia Highway 34.  Further northeast along Aspen Lake Drive, F1 damage occurred as homes suffered minor damage to roofs.  Eaves and gutters were stripped off a few homes in this area.  Several outbuildings were damaged, overturned, or destroyed.  A number of large trees were snapped off or uprooted, several of which fell on homes in the area causing significant damage.  Along Thigpen Road and further northeast along Welcome-Arnco Road, several more homes received minor damage from downed trees.  The tornado track became more intermittent as it traveled northeast from this point, with spotty minor damage to trees and a few homes in the community of Arnco Mills.  The final area where damage was observed was approximately two miles east-southeast of Sargent on Witcher Road, where several large trees were snapped or uprooted causing minor damage to a few homes.  At least 30 homes sustained minor to moderate damage along the path of this tornado.  The tornado was rated an F1 in maximum intensity with a maximum path width of 200 yards.  The path length was nearly six miles.

Thunderstorm Wind in TROUP, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 09:56:00 to 05-JAN-07 10:13:00 (EST-5)
Location: LA GRANGE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

The LaGrange Daily News reported that several buildings were damaged or destroyed and numerous trees and power lines were down, mostly in the north part of the county and in the LaGrange area.  A metal storage building was destroyed at a Dermatology Clinic on Whitesville Road and Stay Lodge, also on Whitesville Road, lost about half of the shingles on its roof.  Damage estimates for the building and destroyed property were in excess of $100,000.  The Southern Pipe plant on Webster Street in La Grange was severely damaged when the wind picked up a utility building and hurled it through the side of the business.  Damages to this facility alone were estimated at $35,000.  The storm also ripped off a wall of the Faith Temple Church on Edgewood Avenue and a number of trees were blown down at West Georgia Technical College, one of which damaged the roof of a campus building.  A tree was also blown down onto a trailer on Kelley Street.  A number of trees were reported down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind in ROCKDALE, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 11:40:00 to 05-JAN-07 11:43:00 (EST-5)
Location: CONYERS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 350.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

The Rockdale Citizen of Conyers reported that extensive damage occurred to the Rockdale County Highschool and nearby areas.  The roof of the press box was shattered and windows were broken in the stadium from high winds.  The fence around the baseball field was crushed from a number of downed trees.  Several cars in the parking lot were also damaged from trees blown down from thunderstorm winds.  Another car was damaged from a downed tree down the street at the C. J. Hicks Elementary school.  A number of trees were reported down throughout the county.  The Rockdale County 911 Center reported that some of the worst damage was in the Deer Run Lake subdivision in the far south end of the county, southwest of Magnet, where a number of trees and power lines were down.  The downed trees and power lines left around 2500 residents without power in the county and several hundred in neighboring Newton county.  Damage to the highschool alone was estimated at $172,000.

Thunderstorm Wind in CLAYTON, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 11:15:00 to 05-JAN-07 11:29:00 (EST-5)
Location: FOREST PARK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Clayton County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down throughout the county.  Trees were also down at the intersection of Elliot Road and Concle Road and Flint River Road and Glenwood Drive.  Approximately 1000 residents, mostly in the Morrow area, were left without power during the storm.

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 12:28:00 to 05-JAN-07 12:56:00 (EST-5)
Location: PENDERGRASS
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: County Official

The Jackson County 911 Center reported that thunderstorm winds caused considerable damage across mainly the north part of the county from Pendergrass to Commerce.  In the north part of the county at 36 Banks Road, just of U.S. Highway 441, a tree fell on a house causing significant damage to the structure.  The residents of the home were temporarily displaced because of the damage.  In Pendergrass, a chicken house and nearby rental property were damaged.  Some water was reported on roads in the Nicholson area from Gum Creek, but no flooding was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in BANKS, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 12:42:00 to 05-JAN-07 12:59:00 (EST-5)
Location: HOMER
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Banks County Emergency Management Director reported that a number of trees were blown down throughout the county from west to east.  A number of power lines were also down.  At least 12 roads across the counties were closed as a result of downed trees and power lines.  Some of the closed roads included Georgia Highway 15, 98, and 51, Bennett Road, and Willis Road.  In addition, two homes were damaged when trees fell on the structures.  One of the damaged homes was on Georgia Highway 51 north of Homer where the porch and part of the roof were stripped away by a downed tree.  The other was a mobile home on Georgia Highway 98, also north of Homer where a tree fell on a mobile home.

Thunderstorm Wind in GWINNETT, GEORGIA
From 05-JAN-07 11:54:00 to 05-JAN-07 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: SUWANEE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

The Gwinnett Daily Post of Lawrenceville and the public reported that a number of trees and power lines were down in many parts of the county, but especially in the Suwanee and Grayson areas.  Much of the damage occurred in the Rivermoore Park Subdivision on Moore Road in Suwanee.  Trees fell on a house on Fowler Creek View, causing extensive damage to the second floor of the home.  Another tree fell on Suwanee Dam road taking down several power lines.  Hutton Drive and Seth Way in Grayson were closed as the result of downed trees and power lines.