EF1 Tornado — Twiggs, Georgia

2025-04-06 · near Franklinton, Twiggs, Georgia

Event narrative

Numerous trees had been snapped several feet above

ground, with a few others uprooted, likely caused by winds of

approximately 90 mph (EF-1). These impacted and brought down

powerlines along the roadway. Broadcast media passed along tree

damage that occurred near the broadcast towers located between

Highway 23 and I-16 that was similar in magnitude. The tornado

passed over I-16, causing more tree damage, then impacted Marion

Road, where more uprooted and snapped trees were found consistent

with EF-1 damage.The tornado continued northeast with an

expanding wind field as it passed through a mostly unpopulated

area with tree farms and other operations. EF-1 impacts were seen

to trees along the intersection of Parker Rd and Riggins Mill

Road, though a tree fell and impacted a home on Riggins Mill Rd.

The tornado reached its widest point along Parker Road as it

approached and passed over Hwy 80, with widespread EF-1 tree

damage along Parker Road. The tornado continued to the northeast

through an inaccessible area and weakened after this. Some very

minor tree damage was found along Georgia Kaolin Rd where a tree

fell in a church parking lot and a few snapped branches were

observed. The tornado likely lifted very near this point, given

no observed tornado damage along Old Gordon Rd to the north.

Wider weather episode

A line of thunderstorms moved into northwest GA in the early morning hours of the 6th. Storms were weakening as instability continued to fall, however some portions of the line were able to develop stronger wind gusts. The line surged northward as the day progressed and delayed the arrival of the line for areas further south. This allowed for instability to redevelop. As the line moved into central GA, storms strengthened causing sporadic wind damage and two brief tornados (one in Columbus and one in Macon). The line of storms surged ahead of the incoming cold front and tapered off through the overnight hours. Storms then refired along the cold front (behind the initial line) during the morning hours of the 7th producing several rotations requiring tornado warnings in the southern CWA and a tornado which moved from Spalding to Henry county.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1257564. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.