A moderately unstable atmosphere ahead of a strong cold front, combined with a passing upper-level trough and strong shear to produce scattered severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and large hail across North Georgia. This system also managed to produce an isolated tornado.

Lightning in LUMPKIN, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 18:01:00 to 01-MAR-17 18:01:00 (EST-5)
Location: STAY
Property damage: 6.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Lumpkin County Emergency Manager reported that lightning caused a small brush fire on White Pine Drive.

Tornado in MURRAY, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 16:27:00 to 01-MAR-17 16:31:00 (EST-5)
Location: SPRING PLACE
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 100.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 85 to 90 MPH traveled just under 3 miles across northern Chatsworth in Murray County. The tornado touched down just east of Highway 225 destroying a barn on Dogwood Circle. The tornado continued moving east striking a tractor-trailer storage facility along Lowy Road where it overturned a trailer and snapped or uprooted numerous trees. Continuing east, the tornado struck an industrial building at the intersection of Highland Road and Treadwell Road, peeling back a large section of the roof. An apartment complex across Treadwell Road suffered significant shingle damage and some minor structural damage to the roof. The tornado continued moving east snapping or uprooting trees along Keller Drive and then hit Murray County High School at Green Road and Old Dalton Ellijay Road. The tornado caused significant damage to the baseball fields blowing down a fence and a cinderblock wall and throwing a portion of the bleachers onto the field. The press box also sustained damage. The tornado continued east along West Chestnut Street uprooting and snapping trees, blowing a fence down and collapsing a carport onto a car and a house before dissipating as it reached Highway 411, or North 3rd Avenue. [03/01/17: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF-1, Murray, 2017:030].

Hail in CHATTOOGA, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 16:45:00 to 01-MAR-17 16:52:00 (EST-5)
Location: ZULA
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: Public

The public reported walnut size hail northwest of Floyd Springs.

Thunderstorm Wind in UNION, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 17:27:00 to 01-MAR-17 17:32:00 (EST-5)
Location: OWLTOWN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 7.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Union County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down on Owltown  and Town Creek School Roads.

Thunderstorm Wind in WHITE, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 18:16:00 to 01-MAR-17 18:21:00 (EST-5)
Location: MOSSY CREEK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The White County 911 center reported several trees blown down on Webster Lake Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in HARALSON, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 18:30:00 to 01-MAR-17 18:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: STEADMAN
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Haralson County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down across the county from west and north of Tallapoosa, across Buchanan to northwest of Draketown. Some locations include Wildcat Road, U.S. Highway 27 Business and West Head Avenue, J. Davis Road near U.S. Highway 78, Old Ridgeway Road at Old Bush Mill Road, and 5 Points Road at Allred Road. Parts of a metal roof were blown off an outbuilding in the Piney Woods area.

Thunderstorm Wind in PAULDING, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 18:30:00 to 01-MAR-17 18:38:00 (EST-5)
Location: YORKVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 8.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Paulding County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down on Gold Mine Road near Lock Lear Circle.

Thunderstorm Wind in PAULDING, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 18:50:00 to 01-MAR-17 18:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: SUDIE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 6.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Paulding County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down onto power lines in the vicinity of Smith Ferguson Road and Dallas Nebo Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in PAULDING, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 18:43:00 to 01-MAR-17 18:48:00 (EST-5)
Location: BRASWELL
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Paulding County Emergency Manager reported a few trees blown down on Braswell Mountain Road near Brushy Mountain Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 19:15:00 to 01-MAR-17 19:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: MC WHORTER
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 6.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Douglas County Emergency Manager reported a few trees and some power lines blown down on Capps Ferry Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in GWINNETT, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 19:15:00 to 01-MAR-17 19:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: NORCROSS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Gwinnett County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down across the northern side of the county, including on Dacula Road in the vicinity of Bailey Woods Road and on Williamsport Drive Northwest where a tree landed on a house. No injuries were reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in DADE, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 15:48:00 to 01-MAR-17 15:53:00 (EST-5)
Location: CEDAR HILL
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 8.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Dade County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down near I-59 at exit 4 as well as trees and power lines blown down at the intersection of Highway 11 South and Lambert Lane.

Hail in DADE, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 15:47:00 to 01-MAR-17 15:52:00 (EST-5)
Location: RISING FAWN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Quarter-sized hail was reported by an attendant at the Pilot Travel Center at exit 4 on I-59 at Deer Head Cove Road in Rising Fawn.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATTOOGA, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 16:28:00 to 01-MAR-17 16:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: SUMMERVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Reported by: Public

The manager of the Crushed Tomato Restaurant reported a tree blown down onto a car on Montgomery Street in Summerville and the public reported large tree branches blown down as far south as Lyerly.

Hail in CHATTOOGA, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 16:29:00 to 01-MAR-17 16:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: SUMMERVILLE
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: Public

The manager of the Crushed Tomato restaurant in Summerville reported ping pong ball size hail.

Hail in CHATTOOGA, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 16:30:00 to 01-MAR-17 16:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: LYERLY
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

The public reported quarter size hail in Lyerly.

Hail in GORDON, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 17:02:00 to 01-MAR-17 17:07:00 (EST-5)
Location: BLACKWOOD
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 410.00K
Reported by: Public

Golf ball size hail was reported at the Sunoco gas station on Belwood Road.

Hail in GORDON, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 17:02:00 to 01-MAR-17 17:07:00 (EST-5)
Location: BLACKWOOD
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Gordon County Emergency Manager reported ping pong ball size hail at the Gordon County Emergency Management Building.

Hail in GORDON, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 17:00:00 to 01-MAR-17 17:07:00 (EST-5)
Location: CALHOUN DAVID ARPT
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 410.00K
Reported by: Public

Golf ball size hail caused significant damage to vehicles on Boling Industrial Blvd.

Hail in PICKENS, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 17:29:00 to 01-MAR-17 17:34:00 (EST-5)
Location: RUDEN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Amateur Radio

An amateur radio operator reported quarter size hail fell for about one minute at Hunters Ridge and Redfield Way.

Thunderstorm Wind in LUMPKIN, GEORGIA
From 01-MAR-17 18:00:00 to 01-MAR-17 18:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: DAHLONEGA
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 6.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Lumpkin County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down at the intersection of Sky Country Road and Wimpy Mill Road.