April 28, 2014

0.5 NW Dawson-1.6 NNE Dawson A tornado touched down in the community of Dawson along County Road 20. This would be the first of two tornadoes spawned by the same parent storm that produced the earlier Etowah-DeKalb County tornado. Numerous trees were snapped and/or uprooted in this area. The tornado tracked north-northeast snapping additional trees along County Road 199, and damaging a mobile home. Another home received minor structural damage along CR 196. The tornado fell a wide swath of trees before it crossed Highway 57. Here it reached maximum intensity, nearly destroying a small home. Several large farm buildings were significantly damaged near the intersection of CR 204 and 57. The tornado nearly paralleled the highway as it tracked further north. Another home sustained roof damage along CR 57 as well. The tornado began a weakening phase north of the intersection with CR 204, with mainly tree damage noted north of that location. The tornado finally lifted just north of the intersection of CR 57 and 109. Start: 34.3073/-85.9305 End: 34.3351/-85.9034

NWS EF Scale: F2 Polygon

Part of 20-tornado outbreak on April 28, 2014