The first tornado was an EF1. It touched down near Huntsville at 1:43 am. The EF1 traveled about 8.65 miles in a path that was 250 yards wide at its maximum. It was on the ground for about 13 minutes.
A Texaco gas station in Paulding County, Georgia, was destroyed when an EF1 tornado ripped the awning out of its concrete beam. It flipped over on a convenience store. “The canopy was literally ...