EF0 Tornado — Coweta, Georgia

2025-03-31 · near Mc Bride, Coweta, Georgia

Event narrative

A tornado touched down in central Coweta County on March 31, 2025 at approximately 12:32 PM EDT. The tornado spun up within a strong line of thunderstorms

moving rapidly towards the northeast. The initial impact area was

along Lower Fayetteville Road just east of Interstate 85 in the

city of Newnan. From there, the tornado traveled northeast,

intermittently downing large branches and trees along a narrow

path crossing Shenandoah Blvd, Sullivan Rd and Lora Smith Rd. The

tornado reached peak intensity as it moved through the Legacy

Estates subdivision where it snapped multiple trees. The tornado

weakened as it continued northeast across Sharpsburg-McCollum Rd,

before lifting around 12:39 PM EDT near the Manchester

subdivision. While the damage was not always constant along the

entire 5-mile path, it was consistent enough to suggest a

circulation was present and intermittent up to the maximum

intensity. Additionally, damage surveyed coincided with where

radar data suggested where a tornado was possible.

Wider weather episode

A cold-front initiated a line of thunderstorms across north and central GA through the afternoon hours of the 31st. Storms brought damaging winds along the I20 corridor and south as well as six quick spin-up tornadoes. The strongest being an EF1 between McDonough and Stockbridge crossing Hwy 75. There were also a couple reports of quarter size hail southeast of Macon.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1252455. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.