Sunday night's storm damage north of Atlanta caused by tornado

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Sunday night's storm damage north of Atlanta caused by tornado

Story Published: Apr 21, 2009 at 7:31 AM EST

Story Updated: Apr 21, 2009 at 7:31 AM EST

WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) - The National Weather Service confirms that
a tornado hit Cherokee County on Sunday, damaging 125 homes,
including 12 that were destroyed.

The weather service said Monday the tornado was about a half-mile wide and left a path of destruction about over a mile long. Most of the damage was in the Knots Landing subdivision on Highway 92.

The weather service says the twister's intensity is consistent with EF-0 and EF-1 damage. An EF-0 tornado has wind speeds 40-72 mph. An EF-1 is a moderate tornado with winds 73-112 mph.

Tornadoes also were reported, but not yet confirmed, in Cobb and
Muscogee counties, and there was a tornado warning issued for
Fulton on Sunday night.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Tuesday, Apr 21 at 6:27 PM Tanner Evans-Ellison wrote ...

It' been a long time since we've had a tornado hit Atlanta.

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