THE WIRE GRADY DOSSIER Nº 023144

STORM · COMPILED RECORD REPORT

Tornado reported near MONCRIEF at 1127 (NOAA event 1244205)

Report source: NWS Storm Survey. This is a continuation of the Leon County EF1 tornado into Grady county. A tornado touched down in Killearn Lakes Neighborhood on Bass Bay Dr, snapping and uprooting several trees and knocking trees down on a couple of homes. The tornado moved northeastward, crossing Ten Oaks Dr, Deerlake Rd N, and Buck Point Rd before damaging a couple of single family homes off Buck Point Rd. The extensive tree damage in Killearn Lakes and damage to the homes off Buck Point Rd were the most severe, earning a rating of high-end EF1 with max winds of 105 mph. The tornado then passed over Lake Iamonia before crossing Highway 319 (Thomasville Rd) about a mile south of County Road 12 where it continued to snap and uproot pine trees. It then continued to snap and uproot pine trees as it crossed Sunny Hill Road

Record date

Apr 7, 2025

County

Grady County

Freshness

MONTHLY STATS ONLY

Official source

NOAA Storm Events Database