NWS: Tornado that tore through south Georgia 'at least an EF-2'

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A tornado tore through Early County, Georgia on Fed. 15, 2021. (FOX)

DEMASCUS, Ga. - Officials with the National Weather Service in Tallahassee were out touring storm damage around Damascus, Georgia early Tuesday morning to determine the intensity of a tornado that tore through Early County on Monday afternoon.

Preliminary data suggests the tornado was of an EF-2 intensity. An EF-2 can pack winds of intensity between 111 and 135 mph, causing considerable amounts of damage. The NWS team said late Tuesday afternoon they were still surveying the area and a final report should be ready by Wednesday.

Radar indicated a tornado touched down around 4:30 p.m. A doublewide trailer and single-family home were both damaged, according to emergency managers.

The tornado happened as a cold front pushed its way through Georgia. That same front caused unprecedented winter weather to most of the country including more than half of the Gulf Coast.