Tornadoes · United States · Georgia · 2025

EF0 tornado, Peach, Bibb and Houston counties, Georgia, March 31, 2025

This EF0 tornado ran 6.9 miles across Peach, Bibb and Houston counties on March 31, 2025, touching down at 2:11 PM EDT and reaching 100 yards wide. It killed nobody.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. EF065 to 85 mphthis tornado

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. EF186 to 110 mph

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. EF2111 to 135 mph

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. EF3136 to 165 mph

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. EF4166 to 200 mph

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. EF5over 200 mph

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

The record

Rating
EF0
Date
March 31, 2025
Touchdown
2:11 PM EDT (18:11 UTC)
Lifted
2:20 PM EDT (18:20 UTC)
On the ground
9 minutes
Path length
6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Path width
100 yards (91 m)
Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Counties
Peach, Bibb and Houston counties
Touchdown point
32.669, -83.739
Lift-off point
32.669, -83.620
Record number
2503311211-01

The damage survey

17 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS FFC, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF0. The highest wind the damage implies is 85 mph.

  • Wooden projectile embedded in stucco finish on 3rd floor of apartment building

Survey points are preliminary and are the raw material the published rating was built from. Source: NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit.

The warnings

No tornado warning for this county appears in the archive as in force at the moment the tornado touched down. One was issued for the county at another hour that day.

The county was under a severe thunderstorm watch, issued at 15:33 UTC and running to 18:50 UTC.

Issued (UTC)ExpiredProductOffice
15:33 UTC18:50 UTCSevere Thunderstorm WatchFFC
18:05 UTC18:29 UTCSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFC
18:15 UTC18:20 UTCTornado WarningFFC

Every warning and watch covering the touchdown point that day, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service products. Lead time is measured from the issue of the warning in force to the touchdown time in the database, both of which were recorded to the minute by different people.

The forecast that day

The Storm Prediction Center had this point in a Enhanced Risk, with a 0.05 chance of a tornado within 25 miles. The outlook in force was issued at 16:30 UTC.

SPC's Day 1 convective outlook as it stood when the tornado began, read at the touchdown point. The same archive is on the radar archive.

The air that afternoon

The radiosonde launches on either side of the tornado, from the nearest station that was launching then, drawn and analyzed the way Storm Lab does: the same diagram, the same parcel and shear definitions SPC's mesoanalysis uses.

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), 12:00Z

6.2 hours before the tornado, 109 km from the path. March 31, 2025.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2025-03-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel lifted from the surface. Mixed-layer CAPE 511 joules per kilogram, CIN -43, lifted condensation level 542 meters above ground. Wind barbs in knots down the right edge.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed. The warm shading is its CAPE, the cool shading the inhibition it has to break through.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2025-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers as a curve, rings every 10 meters per second labeled in knots. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 168 square meters per square second, 0 to 6 km bulk shear 39 knots.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km. RM and LM are the right and left moving storms Bunkers' method gives; the shaded area is the 0 to 1 km storm-relative helicity.
Mixed-layer CAPE
511 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-43 J/kg
Surface CAPE
611 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
542 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
4.4
0-3 km lapse rate
4.3 K/km

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), 00:00Z

5.8 hours after it, 109 km from the path. April 1, 2025.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2025-04-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel lifted from the surface. Mixed-layer CAPE 154 joules per kilogram, CIN -34, lifted condensation level 851 meters above ground. Wind barbs in knots down the right edge.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed. The warm shading is its CAPE, the cool shading the inhibition it has to break through.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2025-04-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers as a curve, rings every 10 meters per second labeled in knots. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 106 square meters per square second, 0 to 6 km bulk shear 73 knots.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km. RM and LM are the right and left moving storms Bunkers' method gives; the shaded area is the 0 to 1 km storm-relative helicity.
Mixed-layer CAPE
154 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-34 J/kg
Surface CAPE
978 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
851 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
2.0
0-3 km lapse rate
6.1 K/km

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The surface observations

Macon/Lewis Wilson (MCN), 4 km from the path, in the two hours either side.

Time (UTC)Temp (°F)Dew point (°F)WindGust (kt)Pressure (mb)Weather
16:15 UTC200° 9 kt141012.2
16:20 UTC210° 7 kt1012.2
16:25 UTC220° 7 kt1012.2
16:30 UTC220° 5 kt1012.2
16:35 UTC210° 8 kt1012.2
16:40 UTC210° 7 kt1012.2
16:45 UTC210° 8 kt1012.2
16:50 UTC230° 9 kt1012.2
16:53 UTC7368210° 10 kt1012.2
16:55 UTC210° 7 kt1012.2
17:00 UTC220° 7 kt1012.2
17:05 UTC220° 8 kt1012.2
17:10 UTC 1012.2
17:15 UTC210° 9 kt1011.9
17:20 UTC210° 10 kt171011.9
17:25 UTC220° 9 kt1011.9
17:30 UTC220° 9 kt1011.9
17:35 UTC7369220° 8 kt181011.9
17:35 UTC220° 7 kt1011.9
17:40 UTC220° 8 kt1011.9
17:45 UTC220° 7 kt1011.5
17:49 UTC71.669.8220° 8 kt1011.5VCTS
17:50 UTC220° 8 kt1011.5
17:53 UTC7269220° 6 kt1011.5VCTS
17:55 UTC220° 7 kt1011.5
18:00 UTC220° 5 kt1011.5
18:05 UTC220° 8 kt1011.2
18:07 UTC7269220° 7 kt1011.2
18:10 UTC220° 5 kt1011.2
18:15 UTC200° 4 kt1010.8
18:19 UTC7168 1012.2VCTS RA BR
18:25 UTC 1012.5+RA FG
18:27 UTC6462330° 18 kt361012.2+TSRA FG
18:30 UTC330° 15 kt221012.2+RA BR
18:31 UTC6362330° 15 kt361012.2+TSRA BR
18:35 UTC320° 13 kt211011.5+RA BR
18:37 UTC6462320° 15 kt231011.5+TSRA BR
18:40 UTC330° 13 kt1010.8RA BR
18:45 UTC330° 10 kt1010.5-RA
18:50 UTC290° 8 kt1011.2-RA
18:53 UTC6463280° 6 kt1011.2-TSRA
18:55 UTC270° 5 kt1010.8-RA
19:00 UTC6563260° 8 kt1011.2-RA
19:00 UTC250° 8 kt1011.2-RA
19:05 UTC190° 2 kt1011.5-RA
19:10 UTC220° 4 kt1011.5-RA
19:15 UTC230° 4 kt1011.5
19:20 UTC210° 4 kt1011.2-RA
19:25 UTC190° 4 kt1011.2-RA
19:30 UTC180° 4 kt1010.8-RA
19:35 UTC200° 2 kt1010.8-RA
19:40 UTC220° 4 kt1011.2-RA
19:45 UTC190° 5 kt1011.2RA BR
19:50 UTC170° 5 kt1011.2RA BR
19:53 UTC6463180° 5 kt1011.2-RA BR
19:55 UTC170° 5 kt1011.2-RA BR
20:00 UTC170° 5 kt1011.2-RA
20:05 UTC170° 7 kt1011.2-RA
20:10 UTC190° 5 kt1011.5RA

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of airport observations.

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 31 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 18:12 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track

Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.

What was reported nearby

Local storm reports within 60 km of the path, in the three hours either side.

Time (UTC)ReportWhereCountyRemark
17:40 UTCTSTM WND DMG3 E BrentMonroe, GA1 to 2 trees down near the intersection of GA Highway 42 and Josey Road.
17:42 UTCTSTM WND DMG5 Se ForsythMonroe, GA1 to 2 trees down near the intersection of GA Highway 41 South and Gose Road.
18:11 UTCTORNADO2 Ne ByronPeach, GAAn EF-0 tornado with max winds of 75 mph developed in northern Peach county near Choctaw Ln, just northeast of I-75 and GA-49. A few pecan trees were uprooted in this area. The tornado traveled east-northeast into far no
18:13 UTCTORNADO1 Ssw CentervilleHouston, GAAn EF-0 tornado began in Centerville near Watson Blvd and Margie Dr just 4 miles south of another tornado that started in northern Peach County. This second tornado traveled quickly northeast then east-northeast through
18:14 UTCTSTM WND DMG2 Nw Warner RobinsHouston, GATree down along Bedivere Drive.
18:15 UTCTSTM WND DMG1 Se Middle Georgia RegBibb, GAAmateur radio operator reported a tree down on a powerline in the 9000 block of Hawkinsville Road. A few other trees were reported down in the area.
18:15 UTCTSTM WND DMG2 Nw Warner RobinsHouston, GALarge tree down on telephone lines.
18:20 UTCHAIL 12 Nnw Warner RobinsHouston, GAAmateur Radio operator relayed report of trees down on Gawin Road, badly damaging two vehicles.

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service local storm reports.

This ground now

The live radar over the trackEvery 2025 tornado in GeorgiaEvery tornado in Georgia since 1950Warnings in force in Georgia nowThe forecast where you are

The other tornadoes of March 31, 2025

14 more were confirmed in the United States that day.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 314:22 AM CDTEF2Saint Landry Parish, LA1.8250$30,000
March 315:37 AM CDTEF1Simpson, MS3.3340$300,000
March 316:01 AM CDTEF0Lowndes, MS0.760$5,000
March 316:07 AM CDTEF1Lowndes, MS5.8300$200,000
March 316:30 AM CDTEF2Marion, MS7.3300$2.3 million
March 316:54 AM CDTEF0Livingston Parish, LA3.225
March 3112:10 PM EDTEF0Carroll, GA5.3300
March 3112:32 PM EDTEF0Coweta, GA5.0250
March 3112:54 PM EDTEF0Fayette, GA0.2100
March 311:08 PM EDTEF1Henry, GA6.5100
March 3112:22 PM CDTEF0Dale, AL0.750$25,000
March 3112:31 PM CDTEF1Houston, AL3.12005$500,000
March 312:13 PM EDTEF0Houston, GA3.6100
March 313:46 PM EDTEF0Leon, FL1.9100

What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.