Officials with the National Weather Service on Thursday confirmed that two "short-lived" tornadoes touched down Tuesday in Jackson and Barrow counties.
An EF-1 tornado touched down in Jackson County at 9:03 p.m. about four miles southeast of Arcade, producing winds of 95 mph and traveling a half mile in about a minute, according to a report from the agency.
That tornado destroyed a home that was under construction.
"This entire structure was lifted and then pulled all moorings from the ground causing additional structural damage. The tornado then moved into an open field before snapping and uprooting at least a dozen large trees," the report states.
One man was killed in Hoschton when a tree fell on his home, though it does not appear to be from the tornado.
In Barrow, an EF-0 tornado also touched down around 9:03 p.m. about four miles southeast of Winder.
"The most concentrated damage was to a barn in which most of the structure was completely destroyed with pieces of the barn carried nearly a quarter of a mile. Several other large trees were snapped and uprooted and converged toward the center of the track," the report reads.
That tornado produced winds up to 85 mph, but only traveled 0.1 miles.
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