Three homes damaged
by EF1 tornado Monday
Published 2:56 pm Monday, April 7, 2025
Photo courtesy of Justin Cox - A tree falls on a barn during severe weather Monday.
Photo courtesy of Justin Cox - Tree toppled onto barn by severe weather Monday.
Photo courtesy of Justin Cox - Home damaged by severe weather Monday.
Photo courtesy of Justin Cox - Severe weather topples an irrigation pivot Monday.
**UPDATE**
According to information that Colquitt County Emergency Management Director Justin Cox received from the National Weather Service, from 11:28 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., an EF1 tornado touched down in Colquitt County with estimated winds of 95 mph. Its path was .91 miles long and 150 yards wide. Cox confirmed that there were no injuries or deaths and clean-up is already underway.
MOULTRIE — Three houses suffered damage Monday morning as severe weather made its way through Colquitt County. A tornado is suspected but it hasn’t been confirmed.
“We will assess tomorrow to see if it’s straight line winds or a tornado,” said Colquitt County Emergency Management Director Justin Cox.
He said there was approximately a 1/2 mile area of impact on Highway 202 South between Monroe Jackson Road and Lower Meigs Road in Colquitt County.
Two of the houses had significant damage — which means they will more or less both need new roofs, Cox said — and one house had minor damage. Two barns were destroyed. A resident was inside one of the homes when the event happened but is fine, Cox said.
“The most important thing is that there were no injuries or fatalities,” said Cox.
