Event narrative (NOAA)
A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that the tornado, which originally touched down in northeast Meriwether county as an EF2 and then continued across western Spalding county as an EF3, moved into Henry county before lifting just across the Spalding/Henry county line, approximately 1/2 mile into the county or about two miles south of Hampton. The tornado briefly maintained its EF3 intensity as it entered Henry county. Only minor damage was observed within Henry county, mainly downed trees, power lines, and minor structural damage to a few buildings and trees, mainly along Hall View, Pamona, and Hedgewood Drive.||[04/27-04/28/11: Tornado #11, County #3-3, EF3, Meriwether-Spalding-Henry, 2011:020].
Other notable tornado events in Georgia
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.