An EF-0 tornado touched down Thursday at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, the National Weather Service said Friday.
The tornado lifted about 10 cargo bins that weighed up to 500 pounds after touching down briefly at a cargo bay on the north side of the airport, officials said.
Some of those bins landed on a nearby roof that was 60 feet high, according to the National Weather Service.
Just got in this pic from the NWS of what looks like a funnel cloud touching down at @ATLairport. The airport says minor damage done. pic.twitter.com/dktQIsyzmL
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) May 5, 2017
The tornado, which measured 200 yards long and about 50 yards wide, snapped two trees and tore down a fence before it lifted off the ground, officials said.
A tower supervisor saw the funnel that extended from cloud to ground as it tossed around debris, according to the National Weather Service.
The tornado was part of a storm system that toppled trees, closed roads and left thousands without power across parts of metro Atlanta and North Georgia.
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