January 6 - 7, 2009 Report issued January 9, 2009 |
The storm system that brought flooding rains to North Georgia on January 5 - 6, 2009 also produced a couple of weak tornadoes. Rated EF0, they caused roof damage to a few structures and also snapped off or uprooted some trees. However, there were no reported injuries.
The first tornado ocurred shortly after 5pm est in Chattooga County near the community of Holland. The other struck at 3am est on January 7 in Monroe County near the Smarr water tower and crossed Interstate 75.