More than two days after an EF1 tornado toppled trees and shredded roofs, through Paulding County residents have gone from shock to decision-making. “I’ve been here for 59 years, and this was the first time I’ve had anything like this done to me,

A confirmed EF-1 tornado has left a trail of destruction in Paulding County, one of the hardest-hit areas in the metro region following a series of severe weekend storms.

Cleanup efforts are in full swing after a tornado touched down in Paulding County over the weekend, bringing down hundreds of trees, damaging homes, and tearing the roof off a gas station.