Tornado believed to have touched down in Spalding County on Monday
Cleanup after tornado in Spalding County
The National Weather Service now confirms a tornado hit Spalding County on Monday morning. Surveyors are out determining the exact intensity.
SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. - The National Weather Service (NWS) said there was a tornado in Spalding County on Monday as storms passed through metro Atlanta.
The radar-confirmed tornado hit parts of the county Monday morning, a NWS spokesperson said in a statement.
Spalding County tornado? Residents react
What they're saying:
Donna Coates said she got a notification on her phone around 7:30 a.m. that a storm was heading her way.
"I was in the bathroom closet. That was the safest place. And then, all the sudden, I just heard this awful, awful boom," she explained.
That was the moment a massive tree fell by her home on Vineyard Road. Part of her house was hit, but the main part of the tree fell just inches away.
"And then, I started smelling gas. So, I had a natural gas leak. It had pulled it away from the wall," she explained.
"My husband and I got in the hall and put on our little helmets, and it passed by," Nancy Lee said.
After riding out previous storms in this area, Lee takes any alert seriously.
"Because one came so close to us in 2011," she added, "passed behind our house."
Trees did fall onto a home off of New Salem Road. The woman who lives there said she got an alert on her phone and took cover. Luckily, the trees did not fall through the roof, saving much of her property inside.
NWS confirms tornado possible
What they're saying:
"Damage in Spalding County supports that a tornado occurred this morning," the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson added that the agency will need to conduct "a complete survey in order to give the tornado a rating," which is expected to happen Tuesday.
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Dig deeper:
Residents in Georgia have been faced with several tornadoes over the past month.
Multiple tornadoes were confirmed in North and Central Georgia on April 1.
FOX LOCAL: Tree falls on home in Spalding County
A tree fell on a home during Monday morning's storm in Spalding County. Luckily, it didn't cause severe damage to the house or anyone inside.
Tornadoes touched down in Fayette, Coweta, and Henry counties, along with Houston, Peach, and Bibb counties.
Those tornadoes resulted in multiple trees being uprooted and caused damage to several houses and vehicles.
What's next:
Crews were out making repairs on Old Atlanta Road on Monday with several trees down in that area.
Power crews were also out in force on Vaughn School Road working to get power restored.