The National Weather Service has confirmed at least three tornadoes struck the state during last Friday’s storm. One of them in Paulding County was rated an EF-3 with winds up to 165 miles per hour. Crews in the county spent Monday cleaning up after the massive storm.
Some of the largest cleanup efforts are taking place at the Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport. Paulding County Administrator Michael Jones says the airport is estimated to have sustained at least five to six million dollars in damage.
“The hangers themselves will have to be demolished, they’re not salvageable, and there is metal debris, insulation and building material scattered all over the place.”
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