ATLANTA — The National Weather Service is beginning to survey the scope of damage left behind from powerful storms that swept across the southeast after Easter Sunday.
The system spawned several tornadoes and sent trees crashing down. More than two dozen people across the southeast were left dead in the wake of the storm.
Here in Georgia, the outbreak caused widespread damage - from north Georgia to metro Atlanta to middle Georgia. So far, the NWS has counted at least seven tornadoes.
In northwest Georgia, the National Weather Service survey team based out of Greenville-Spartenburg, South Carolina said an EF-1 tornado caused damage in Stephens County, Georgia. Another EF-1 tornado was preliminary confirmed in Habersham County, Georgia. The team covers parts of neighboring northeast Georgia counties.
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Powerful photos show storm and tornado damage across the metro area
While those early reports for damage in northeast Georgia are in, the National Weather Service team based out of Peachtree City, Georgia - which conducts surveys for much of the metro Atlanta area - is just releasing their preliminary reports. The unofficial results from the NWS suggest that damage caused in Upson County was consistent with an EF-3 tornado, the strongest storm, so far.
This is the scale for measuring the strength of tornadoes:
EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph
Below is a summary of damage. Note that the surveys are still being conducted, and this is not a complete list of damage that occurred.
Bartow County
The storm that struck Bartow County late Sunday night was a minimal EF-1 tornado with maximum sustained winds of 85 to 90 mph, survey crews with the National Weather Service have confirmed.
One person was killed when a tree fell onto a home in Cartersville as a result of that particular storm cell.
Dade County
A preliminary survey from the NWS says the storm that moved through Dade County early Monday morning was an EF-1 tornado. Its wind speeds were non yet known.
Fulton County
The National Weather Service estimates that an EF-0 tornado swept through Fulton County, near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
According to the preliminary reports, the tornado had maximum sustained winds of about 75 mph, on the weaker end of the EF scale.
Habersham County
The storm that hit Habersham County was an EF-1 tornado, according to the preliminary report.
According to the data, the tornado touched down at around 2:49 a.m. April 13 near Raoul and was on the ground for nearly 5 miles before ending near Baldwin.
The NWS in Greenville-Spartanburg estimates that the storm had maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph, considered to be on the weaker side of tornado strength.
The tornado was about 100 yards across, according to the NWS, and uprooted and snapped trees, damaged roofs and tore panels of manufactured homes and outbuildings.
No one was hurt as a result of this storm.
Harris County
The National Weather Service has determined that an EF-0 tornado hit Harris County.
According to the data, the tornado touched down at 1:53 a.m. April 13 near Waveryly Hall and was on the ground for 3 miles before ending about two minutes later.
The NWS in Peachtree City estimates that the storm had maximum sustained winds of about 80 mph, considered to be on the weaker side of tornado strength.
The tornado was about 50 yards across, according to the NWS, and downed several trees, mostly in a remote wooded area. The NWS said the tornado crossed Oak Mountain Road before lifting and knocking down three trees, which narrowly missed a home.
No one was hurt as a result of this storm.
Murray County
Officials with the national weather service have preliminarily classified the storm that swept through a Murray County mobile home park as an EF-2 tornado.
Its wind speed was not yet known.
Seven people died when the tornado hit the park in Chatsworth, Georgia - near the Tennessee line - as the powerful storms swept through State Road 225 and Redcut Road.
The Murray County coroner said four women and three men died. Authorities have not released their identities or any other identifying information.
11Alive was on the ground at the trailer park this afternoon and captured images of the damage. One trailer was lifted off the foundation and tossed across the street. A family was inside and there were no serious injuries.
Another trailer where one of the deaths happened was completely destroyed.
Putnam County
Preliminary reports from the National Weather Service suggest that the storm that hit Putnam County was an EF-1 tornado.
According to the data, the maximum sustained winds associated from the storm were 105 mph.
Stephens County
The storm that hit Stephens County was an EF-1 tornado, according to the preliminary report.
According to the data, the tornado touched down at around 3:06 a.m. April 13 near Boydville and was on the ground for nearly 9 miles before ending near Eastanolee.
The NWS in Greenville-Spartanburg estimates that the storm had maximum sustained winds of about 110 mph, just one mph below the threshold for an EF-2 classification.
The tornado was about 500 yards across, according to the NWS, and uprooted and snapped many trees over a wide area, with some structural damage to homes.
No one was hurt as a result of this storm.
Talbot County
The National Weather Service has determined that an EF-0 tornado hit Talbot County.
According to the data, the tornado touched down at 2:08 a.m. April 13 near Woodland and was on the ground for roughly 3 miles before ending about two minutes later.
The NWS in Peachtree City estimates that the storm had maximum sustained winds of about 80 mph, considered to be on the weaker side of tornado strength.
The tornado was about 100 yards across, according to the NWS, and downed several trees, mostly in a remote wooded area. The NWS said downed trees blocked several roads, including Tom Buffington Road and Sunrise Road, but no structures were impacted.
No one was hurt as a result of this storm.
Upson / Lamar County
The National Weather Service estimates an EF-3 tornado touched down in Upson County and carved a trail of damage into neighboring Lamar County, according to reports.
The NWS estimates that the tornado touched down at 2:19 a.m. April 13 just outside the city limits of Thomaston - near Gordon nSchool Road, east of Old Talbotton Road - and was on the ground for nearly 17 miles before ending near Redbone in Lamar County at 2:35 a.m.
According to the NWS, the twister was part of the same storm that produced a weak tornado in Talbot County, which intensified as it moved into Upson County. Surveyors said it hit Southern Southern Crescent Technical College and Raintree Golf and Country Club on US 19 with winds of 70 to 85 mph. The tornado intensified further after it passed Triune Mill Roadd, where homes and cars were damaged from falling trees, on a path parallel to and just south of Yatesville Highway.
The NWS estimates that the storm had maximum sustained winds of 140 mph.
The tornado was nearly 1,200 yards wide, or about the length of 10 football fields, according to the NWS.
The powerful twister was able to move an entire home off its foundation into the middle of the street. It also rotated a mobile home 90 degrees and rolled it on its side, and threw debris up to an altitude of 25,000 ft in the air.
Photos: Storm lifts home off foundation onto road
The tornado slowly began to weaken as it traveled through northeast Upson county and into far southern Lamar County, crossing US 341 before finally lifting near Community House Rd just east of Leverette Road.
In total, the NWS said 159 structures were affected, 38 homes had minor damage, 20 had major damage and seven were destroyed.
While the tornado was powerful, it missed the densely populated Lincoln Park area and did not cause any injuries.
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Editor's note: Damage surveys are still being conducted. This is not a complete list of damage that occurred. This story will be updated when new details emerge.