EF-1 tornado tore through South Fulton on Monday, officials say
By Denise Dillon and FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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Clean up is underway after Monday s severe weather across Georgia that past two days.
ATLANTA - An EF-1 tornado tore through South Fulton on Monday leaving behind a trail of damage, the National Weather Service said.
The tornado was on the ground for 13 minutes traveling 5.8 miles, officials said. Winds reached between 105 and 110 mph.
The tornado was reportedly four times the size of a football field.
The tornado touched down around 10:22 a.m. in an industrial area just north of Highway 154 and in between the Chattahoochee River to the west and Fulton Industrial Blvd. to the east. Weather experts said it quickly intensified as it traveled between Westgate Parkway and Tradewater Parkway.