EF1 Tornado — Henry, Georgia

2025-05-21 · near Locust Grove, Henry, Georgia

Event narrative

The tornado

continued east crossing Amelia Drive snapping trees before

crossing into Henry County along Collins Drive snapping and

uprooting a few trees. The storm continued ESE crossing Lester

Mill Road snapping a few trees before crossing I75 near LG

Griffin Road. Several trees were snapped along Hossannah Road

which runs along the east side of I75. The storm continued east

within a largely uninhabited area before reaching a neighborhood

along Locust Road, in the community of Locust Grove. Numerous

trees were downed along Locust Road, Grove Pointe Ct, Grove Point

Way, and Grove Point Dr, including several onto homes in that

area. The tornado briefly entered Butts county before re-entering Henry county and returning back to Butts.

Wider weather episode

A loosely organized line of thunderstorms and supercells moved into northwest Georgia during the late evening hours of the 20th. Strong outflow interactions required numerous tornado warnings with multiple reports of winds over 60mph. Storms weakened slightly as they moved through the metro Atlanta, however a couple strong cells redeveloped in the early morning hours of the 21st southeast of the metro. These cells produced large hail, damaging winds, and even a brief tornado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1268482. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.