EF0 tornado in Bibb County, Georgia

A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF0 tornado with maximum winds of 85 mph and a maximum path width of 150 yards moved across portions of downtown Macon. The tornado touched down around the intersection of Oglethorpe and 1st Street and moved north-northeast along 1st Street. The tornado crossed Arch Street where a transformer was blown. A building at Hemlock Street and 1st Street had second story windows blown in. At the Medical Center along 1st Street and Hemlock Street, a large flag pole was bent 90 degrees approximately 3 feet from the base. In addition, 5 windows on the southeast side of the hospital were broken. The tornado continued along 1st street where various pieces of small to medium debris and limbs were tossed about. A building near Pine Street sustained minor damage to the shingles on its roof. The tornado crossed directly over the Macon-Bibb Emergency Operations Center where several Emergency Management Agency vehicles had their windows blown out. A weather station on the roof of the building recorded a 66 mph wind gust before the anemometer broke. Additional windows in buildings along 1st Street were blown out around the Poplar Street intersection along with the directional street sign. Large, heavy tables were lifted and tossed near this intersection. Trees were blown down around the intersections with Mulberry Street and Walnut Street. A 5th story window was blown out in a building along Mulberry St. The tornado lifted as it crossed Riverside Drive and approached the Ocmulgee River. No injuries were reported. [03/03/19: Tornado #3, County #1/1, EF0, Bibb, 2019:008].

A powerful storm system moved across the mid-south and southeast United States producing widespread severe weather and numerous tornadoes. In middle Georgia, significant damage from fourteen separate tornadoes was observed. Thousands of trees were snapped or uprooted and numerous homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. Across central Georgia, incredibly, no deaths were reported, with only around a dozen minor injuries.