NEWNAN, Ga. – Officials are giving a better assessment of the damage left behind by a powerful EF-4 tornado that tore through Coweta County during the early morning hours of March 26. Cleanup efforts have been ongoing since the mile-wide tornado packing winds speeds of 170 mph cut through the county. Monday, Coweta County officials…
Track of terror: Along the path of the Newnan tornado
The track of the destructive tornado that struck 3 counties near and after midnight March 25 and 26. Radar track provided by the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service office in Peachtree City conducted a detailed aerial and ground investigation of the aftermath of the powerful tornado that dealt Newnan and Coweta County a…
Tornado Survivor: Man hides in tub with dogs while tornado destroys home in Newnan
NEWNAN, Ga. — Alabama made headlines for a cluster of tornadoes, but in Georgia, it’s the state’s strongest twister in a decade that people are recovering from today. Chief Meteorologist Jeff Cox traveled to Newnan to survey the damage left behind. This was the strongest tornado in a decade and was rated an E-4 with…