EF-1 tornado touched down near Riverdale, uprooted and snapped trees, National Weather Service says

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Weather officials say an EF-1 tornado briefly touched down in Clayton County, as a line of storms moved through the metro Atlanta area early Monday morning. 

According to a National Weather Service survey team, the tornado is believed to have touched down minutes after 6 a.m. along Bethsaida Road, near the intersection of Lakefield Forrest Drive. The weather agency said that the tornado had maximum sustained winds of 90 mph. 

Crews said they saw several trees uprooted or snapped next to some homes, and several power lines were brought down. It's then believed the tornado continued southeast - where it reached "max intensity" as it crossed Fayetteville Road. That's where crews found more snapped and uprooted trees, some of which fell onto homes along Bethaven Road and Zebulun Court. The tornado lifted before it reached Monarch Drive, traveling just about three-quarters of a mile, according to the National Weather Service.

According to both Clayton County Police and the fire department, a man was killed off Bay Court in Riverdale when a large limb from the top of a tree fell onto the cab of his truck as he was leaving to got to work Monday morning. 

The National Weather Service said a tree also fell onto a man and killed him off a home on Lakeview Drive, killing him. This damage, according to the weather agency, was as a result of straight line winds and happened just southeast of where the tornado damage was. 11Alive has asked for more details into this incident. 

According to the 11Alive StormTrackers, scattered and isolated showers will continue through the day before the rain tapers off later Monday night, leaving behind mostly cloudy skies. The clouds will then remain for much of the day Tuesday, then the rain returns toward the evening. Highs on Tuesday will be around 50.

The rain will exit the area early Wednesday, and the sunshine will return by Wednesday afternoon.