Douglasville, Georgia – Douglas County has received confirmation from the National Weather Service that an EF-1 tornado briefly touched down along N. Summers Circle.  The tornado sustained winds up to 90 mph and traveled 1.5 miles through Douglas County.

The tornado uprooted and snapped a few trees at the beginning of the track.  The tornado intensified as it crossed Kings HWY snapping and uprooting trees along Plum Crest Rd, Cherry Dale Dr, Orchard Rd, and Apple Valley Rd. At least 10 homes had trees on them from the National Weather Service survey in this area.  The tornado continued east crossing Apple Way Ct and Yeager Rd snapping and uprooting trees there as well as along Greenwood Dr before lifting as it approached Dorset Shoals Road.

For more information, please contact Rick Martin, Director of Communications & Community Relations at rickmartin@co.douglas.ga.us.