ado ▁crossed ▁into ▁Harris ▁County ▁and ▁passed ▁south ▁of ▁Ell ers lie . ▁Multiple ▁homes ▁sust ained ▁mostly ▁sh ing le ▁and ▁car port ▁damage ▁in ▁this ▁area , ▁though ▁one ▁home ▁sust ained ▁considerable ▁damage ▁to ▁its ▁att ic ▁and ▁second ▁floor . ▁Par alle ling ▁and ▁eventually ▁crossing ▁Georgia ▁State ▁Route ▁ 3 1 5 , ▁the ▁torn ado ▁reached ▁EF 2 ▁strength ▁as ▁count less ▁trees ▁were ▁sn apped ▁or ▁up root ed ▁and ▁a ▁house ▁sust ained ▁major ▁damage ▁to ▁its ▁second ▁floor . ▁Further ▁intens ification ▁occurred ▁as ▁the ▁torn ado ▁entered ▁Tal bot ▁County ▁and ▁again ▁reached ▁low - end ▁EF 3 ▁intensity ▁as ▁it ▁struck ▁the ▁rural ▁community ▁of ▁B augh ville , ▁where ▁the ▁Hum ble ▁Z ion ▁Church ▁was ▁destroyed . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁completely ▁fl atten ed , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁anch ored ▁to ▁its ▁foundation . ▁Another ▁church ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁was ▁also ▁destroyed , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁mobile ▁home . ▁A ▁two - story ▁frame ▁home ▁also ▁sust ained ▁severe ▁damage . ▁ ▁The ▁torn ado ▁briefly ▁weak ened ▁to ▁high - end ▁EF 1 ▁strength ▁past ▁B augh ville , ▁down ing ▁many ▁trees ▁in ▁heavily ▁for ested ▁areas . ▁Once ▁again ▁reg aining ▁low - end ▁EF 3 ▁strength , ▁the ▁torn ado ▁proceeded ▁to ▁strike ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁Tal bot ton , ▁causing ▁major ▁damage ▁in ▁town . ▁N umer ous ▁manufact ured ▁homes ▁were ▁ob liter ated , ▁with ▁de br is ▁being ▁scattered ▁up ▁to