EF0 Tornado — Henry, Georgia

2025-04-07 · near Locust Grv Trpl H Ar, Henry, Georgia

Event narrative

An EF0 Tornado with maximum winds of 70 to 75 mph touched down in

southern Henry County just west of Lester Mill Road at around

7:48 AM EDT on April 7, 2025. The tornado snapped a few trees

on both sides of the road and continued eastward crossing

I75 just south of the Bethlehem road overpass. Several trees on

the east side of the interstate were snapped. GDOT cameras at

the time the tornado passed showed the construction barrels being

tossed onto the interstate. Radar data also shows a brief Tornado Debris

signature in the area near the tree damage east of Lester Mill

Road and across I75. The tornado lifted at approximately

7:50 AM EDT just before reaching Hwy 23.

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (33.3730, -84.1571)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1258764. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.