EF1 Tornado — Henry, Georgia

2025-03-31 · near Flippen, Henry, Georgia

Event narrative

A tornado touched down innorth central Henry County on March 31 2025 at approximately 1:08 PM EDT. The tornado spun up within a strong line of

thunderstorms moving rapidly towards the northeast. The initial

touchdown point for the tornado occurred just to the southwest of

the intersection of Interstate 75 and Jodeco Rd., where it downed

three large trees. From there the tornado moved east, crossed

Interstate 75, and knocked a tree down on a home near the

intersection of Highland Dr. and Meadowbrook Dr. The tornado

then continued towards the northeast through the Eagles Landing

neighborhood on the north side of Flippen GA. After crossing HWY

42 the tornado reached its peak intensity of EF1 as it crossed

Brannan Rd. Emergency management reported approximately 40 trees

down along Brannan Rd. The tornado then continued to the

northeast where it weakened to an EF0 before crossing HWY 155 and

eventually lifting near Knight Cemetery at around 1:16 PM EDT.

While the damage within the EF0 area of the track leading up to

the EF1 damage wasn't always constant, it was consistent enough

to suggest that 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 1252491. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.