Tornado and Deadly Winds Strike Atlanta Area

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1 Mar 2021 4:02 PM
Early on Monday morning March, 1st a weak tornado struck the Atlanta Suburb of Riverdale.  Along with this tornado, strong winds NOT associated with the tornado felled a tree that unfortunately killed a man in Kenwood, GA. https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1366486721437786112 An initial damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service out of Peachtree City, GA rated the tornado an EF-1 with maximum winds up to 90 mph. Here is a look at the damage that came into WeatherNation after daylight arrived. Stay with WeatherNation for all the latest on this story.
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