A complex weather system pushed a strong cold front into North Georgia during the afternoon of March 3rd. This front produced scattered severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts, hail, and an isolated tornado in Gordon county.

Thunderstorm Wind in PAULDING, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 16:10:00 to 03-MAR-23 16:12:00 (EST-5)
Location: BEULAH
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree was downed in the 400 block of Williams Ct.

Thunderstorm Wind in PAULDING, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 16:15:00 to 03-MAR-23 16:17:00 (EST-5)
Location: FORRISTER
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree was downed onto the 1300 block of Cartersville Hwy.

Thunderstorm Wind in DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 16:46:00 to 03-MAR-23 16:48:00 (EST-5)
Location: BILL ARP
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Two trees reported down near Alexander High School,  near intersection of Bright Star Rd and Bill Arp Rd and near intersection of Choctaw and Chickasaw Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind in BARTOW, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 15:55:00 to 03-MAR-23 15:57:00 (EST-5)
Location: EMERSON
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Trees and powerlines down near intersection of Old Alabama Rd SE and Paga Mine Rd SE.

Thunderstorm Wind in BARTOW, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 15:40:00 to 03-MAR-23 15:42:00 (EST-5)
Location: EUHARLEE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Trees and powerlines down near intersection of McCormick Rd and Mission Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind in BARTOW, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 15:50:00 to 03-MAR-23 15:52:00 (EST-5)
Location: CARTERSVILLE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Report of trees and powerlines down near intersection of Buena Vista Cir SE and Roving Rd SE.

Thunderstorm Wind in MURRAY, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 15:12:00 to 03-MAR-23 15:14:00 (EST-5)
Location: DENNIS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree was downed onto powerlines on Highway 282 just west of Woodring Branch Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in POLK, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 15:45:00 to 03-MAR-23 15:47:00 (EST-5)
Location: ROCKMART
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Report of a tree down on powerlines on Morgan Valley Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind in BARTOW, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 15:04:00 to 03-MAR-23 15:06:00 (EST-5)
Location: HALLS
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Minor structural damage reported near intersection of Parkerwood Rd NW and Joe Frank Harris Pkwy.

Thunderstorm Wind in DAWSON, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 16:29:00 to 03-MAR-23 16:31:00 (EST-5)
Location: EMMA
Magnitude: 48.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

A tree was downed onto power lines on Highway 136.

Thunderstorm Wind in PAULDING, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 16:44:00 to 03-MAR-23 16:46:00 (EST-5)
Location: OBERLOCHEN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Report of a tree down on vehicle at Cambridge Ct.

Thunderstorm Wind in PAULDING, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 16:24:00 to 03-MAR-23 16:26:00 (EST-5)
Location: DALLAS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree was downed onto the road on Davis Mill Rd N at Winndale Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind in WALTON, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 18:18:00 to 03-MAR-23 18:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: CAMPTON
Magnitude: 48.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Tree down near intersection of Kirk Rd and Shoal Creek Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind in WALTON, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 18:40:00 to 03-MAR-23 18:42:00 (EST-5)
Location: EBENEZER
Magnitude: 48.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Tree down blocking road near intersection of Hester Town Rd and Adcock Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind in BARTOW, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 16:05:00 to 03-MAR-23 16:07:00 (EST-5)
Location: ALLATOONA
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Public

A tree was downed across highway 41 going southbound one mile north of Dabbs Bridge  Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind in WHITFIELD, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:38:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: CALLAWAY MILL
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Multiple trees and powerlines down in the Tunnel Hill area, near intersection North Varnell Rd and Chattanooga Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind in FLOYD, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:50:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:52:00 (EST-5)
Location: ALTO PARK
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Reported by: Public

Multiple trees down within the Stonebridge Community.

Thunderstorm Wind in WHITFIELD, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:50:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:52:00 (EST-5)
Location: BEAVERDALE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree was down into the road in the 3000 block of Mount Pleasant Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind in FLOYD, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:46:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:48:00 (EST-5)
Location: GARDEN LAKES
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Report of a barn collapse along Avery Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind in MURRAY, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:50:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:52:00 (EST-5)
Location: SPRING PLACE
Magnitude: 48.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree was downed onto a power line at the intersection of Deep Wood Drive and Tibbs  Bridge Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in FLOYD, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:57:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:59:00 (EST-5)
Location: MT BERRY
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Report of a power pole snapped and across Redmond Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind in CATOOSA, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:28:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: WOOD STATION
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Report of a tree down on vehicle off of Temperance Hall.

Tornado in GORDON, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 15:08:00 to 03-MAR-23 15:12:00 (EST-5)
Location: FARMVILLE
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The EF-1 tornado first touched down along Hammond Road where several trees were snapped or uprooted.  The tornado continued ENE causing damage to several homes along Langston Road SE including siding and roof damage as well as destroying an outbuilding.  The tornado continued ENE to the north of Hammond Road snapping and uprooting trees crossing Cash Road and through a largely wooded area until it reached
McEntyre Loop.  Several trees and powerlines were snapped and a barn was nearly destroyed.  The tornado continued ENE crossing Creek Ridge Dr uprooting a few trees in the area.  As the tornado crossed Mt. Olive Road several trees were uprooted on a hillside to the east of the road.  These were the last damage indicators found thus the tornado is presumed lifted shortly thereafter and in the area of Young-Wright Lake.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATTOOGA, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:35:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:37:00 (EST-5)
Location: GORE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Report of a couple of trees down along Martha Berry Highway near intersections of John Jones Rd and Gore Subligna Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind in PICKENS, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 15:13:00 to 03-MAR-23 15:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: TALMADGE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Public

Report of power pole down near the intersection of Hwy 53 and Edwards Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind in DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 16:55:00 to 03-MAR-23 16:57:00 (EST-5)
Location: MC WHORTER
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree was downed on Phillips Mill Rd near Hwy 166.

Hail in LUMPKIN, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 16:52:00 to 03-MAR-23 16:53:00 (EST-5)
Location: DAHLONEGA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Social Media

Quarter size hail reported in Dahlonega.

Thunderstorm Wind in FULTON, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 17:05:00 to 03-MAR-23 17:07:00 (EST-5)
Location: CAMPBELLTON
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Reported by: NWS Employee

Report of 10 to 12 trees were downed onto the road at the intersection of Cascade Palmetto Rd  and GA-92.

Thunderstorm Wind in HALL, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 17:20:00 to 03-MAR-23 17:22:00 (EST-5)
Location: LAKE SIDNEY LANIER
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Report of a tree down on Cherokee Trail at Heidi Lane.

Thunderstorm Wind in BARTOW, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 15:03:00 to 03-MAR-23 15:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: ADAIRSVILLE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Trees and powerlines down near intersection of Manning Mill Rd and Joe Frank Harris Pkwy NW.

Thunderstorm Wind in PICKENS, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 15:26:00 to 03-MAR-23 15:28:00 (EST-5)
Location: JERUSALEM
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: State Official

A tree was downed onto a power line on Henderson Mountain Rd at Windwood Way.

Thunderstorm Wind in PICKENS, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 15:48:00 to 03-MAR-23 15:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: JASPER
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Report of damaged home off of Burnt Mountain Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATTOOGA, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:28:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: FAIRVIEW
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Tree blocking the road at Rocky Hollow Road and Mahan Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATTOOGA, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:31:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:33:00 (EST-5)
Location: SUMMERVILLE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Report of tree on an outbuilding on Edmondson St.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATTOOGA, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:20:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:22:00 (EST-5)
Location: CLOUDLAND
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Tree down with powerlines at Atlanta Ave and GA-157.

Thunderstorm Wind in CATOOSA, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:30:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:32:00 (EST-5)
Location: GRAYSVILLE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Report of tree down on Swanson Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATTOOGA, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:33:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: GORE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Tree down across the roadway along Silver Hill Rd near Gore, GA.

Thunderstorm Wind in CATOOSA, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:33:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: WOOD STATION
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Report of treen down in roadway off the Alabama Hwy near Woodstation.

Thunderstorm Wind in CATOOSA, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:36:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:38:00 (EST-5)
Location: COPELAND CROSSING
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Public

Report of tree down on Houston Valley Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind in WHITFIELD, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:38:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: MILL CREEK
Magnitude: 48.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Power lines were downed on the 4000 block of North Jimmy Dr.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATTOOGA, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:30:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:32:00 (EST-5)
Location: GORE
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Reported by: Public

Multiple trees down around Mitchell Circle within the Gore community.

Thunderstorm Wind in CATOOSA, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:40:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:42:00 (EST-5)
Location: CATOOSA SPRINGS
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Public

Tree on roadway near the intersection of Martin Ward and Catoosa Parkways.

Thunderstorm Wind in FLOYD, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:51:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:53:00 (EST-5)
Location: MT BERRY
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Reported by: Public

Report of several trees down on Berry College Campus.

Thunderstorm Wind in WHITFIELD, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:44:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:46:00 (EST-5)
Location: VARNELL
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree was downed on Cleveland Hwy at Nob North Dr.

Thunderstorm Wind in MURRAY, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 15:03:00 to 03-MAR-23 15:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: FORT MOUNTAIN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Public

Report of tree down across City View Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind in FLOYD, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:48:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: ROME
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Public

Report of tree down on structure on Shorter College Campus.

Thunderstorm Wind in HALL, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 17:22:00 to 03-MAR-23 17:24:00 (EST-5)
Location: MURRAYVILLE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Report of a tree down near intersection of Chestatee Rd and Cool Springs Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHATTOOGA, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 14:20:00 to 03-MAR-23 14:22:00 (EST-5)
Location: NEAL CROSSING
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Reported by: Public

Multiple trees blocking both lanes near the intersection of GA-337 and Neal Gap Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in GILMER, GEORGIA
From 03-MAR-23 15:20:00 to 03-MAR-23 15:22:00 (EST-5)
Location: NORTHCUTT
Magnitude: 48.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Report of power lines down on Waleska Lane.