EF0 Tornado — Ware, Georgia

2025-04-07 · near Waycross, Ware, Georgia

Event narrative

Around 7:03 PM EDT, an EF0 tornado touched down in Waycross, GA

beginning near Magnolia St and Clifton Grove St. As the tornado

trekked northeastward, it caused large softwood trees to either

snap near the base of their trunk or snap large branches that

ultimately fell on homes. The fallen tree branches damaged roofs,

gutters and/or siding to homes along Holly St, Euclid Ave, and

Camellia Dr. Multiple large hardwood trees were uprooted and some

damaged nearby fences along Laurel St, Shadow Lawn, Baltimore Ave,

and Jasmine Cir. Damaging winds caused the partial loss of

shingles to homes along Camellia Dr and Jasmine Cir. The tornado

dissipated just north of Jasmine Cir near Caney branch stream

around 7:08 PM EDT.

Wider weather episode

Pre-front thunderstorms moved across an unstable airmass during the afternoon and evening as a strong 500 mb 55-70 kt jet moved across the area providing additional dynamical support and enhanced unidirectional shear.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (31.2136, -82.3461)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1244254. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.