May 8, 2024

3 NNW - 3 NNE Sylvania This tornado was associated with the second supercell that moved across portions of Jackson and Dekalb Counties toward Brooks Crossroads. Thankfully, this tornado went south of the EF-3 track through Henagar, and was generally more weak and brief. This tornado touched down on County Road 122, snapping and uprooting hard and softwood trees just south of the Jackson/Dekalb County border. The tornado continued moving to the east/southeast, snapping and uprooting widespread trees along CR 122, consistent with EF-1 damage and 107 mph winds in Brooks Crossroads. Though there were numerous softwood trees that were damaged, notably, there were several large 4-6 foot in diameter oak trees that were likely 100 years or older that were snapped and uprooted. This led to the slightly higher rating of the tree damage. Any structural damage along this path was from trees that were felled by the tornado, with minimal roof loss noted in this location. Start: 34.6050/-85.8120 End: 34.5953/-85.7799

NWS EF Scale: F1

Part of 11-tornado outbreak on May 8, 2024