National Weather Service confirms EF-0 tornado in Pickens County

The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-0 tornado briefly touched down in Pickens County late Tuesday night, while strong storms caused heavy wind and rain across north Georgia.An EF-0 tornado with max winds between 80 and 85 miles per hour touched down in Pickens County on Tuesday night. The National Weather Service stated it is still working on determining the path length. NWS officials noted that the tornado was likely not always fully in contact with the ground along its full path, leaving sporadic damage.Damage was mostly along some side streets just off East Price Creek Road in Jasper. The FOX 5 Storm Team tracked a radar indicated rotation at Sequoyah Lake, or near Jasper, moving southeast at 15 miles per hour, just around 10:29 p.m. Emergency management officials reported that more than 5,000 people were without power.

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