TWO THUNDERSTORM CELLS DISPLAYED SOME ROTATION ON RADAR AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUED THE FIRST WARNING FROM 2;30 UNTIL 3;15 AND THE SECOND 3;20 TILL 4;30PM.
NO TOUCHDOWNS REPORTED BUT THERE WAS A REPORT OF A ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOUSE IN MONROE COUNTY AND A TREE LIMB LAUNCHED THROUGH A CAR WINDOW IN CRAWFORD COUNTY.
STUDENTS IN THE THOMASTON-UPSON COUNTY SCHOOLS WERE HELD AFTER THE FIRST WARNING WAS ISSUED AND WERE BEING DISMISSED WHEN THE SECOND WARNING WAS ISSUED, SO THEY WERE SENT BACK TO CLASS. BUSES FINALLY DEPARTED AROUND 5PM.
A TORNADO CAUSED MASSIVE DAMAGE IN ADAIRSVILLE IN BARTOW COUNTY. ONE KILLED, A MANUFACTURING PLANT WAS FLATTENED AND DAMAGE TO HOUSES AND OTHER BUILDINGS. GOVERNOR NATHAN DEAL DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN BARTOW AND GORDON COUNTIES.
MERIWETHER, PIKE, LAMAR, SPALDING, AND MONROE COUNTIES ALL WERE UNDER TORNADO WARNINGS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN AFFECT UNTIL 8PM WEDNESDAY, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.