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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 130, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 2025, 8:51 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2025, 8:51 PM EDT (00:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2025, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dawson County, GA, Hall County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Pickens County, GA, White County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 131 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 966 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1365 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 25, 7:53 PM EDT, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 7:53 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 25, 11:57 AM EDT, 8 hours 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1157 AM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-261600- Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa- Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta- Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel- Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene- Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson- Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon- Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray- Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach- Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton- Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs- Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren- Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes- Wilkinson- 1157 AM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into tonight, primarily across north Georgia. The chance for thunderstorms will be greatest from around 6 PM to around 2 AM. Some storms may be strong and a few severe storms will be possible, with gusty to damaging winds, small hail, and locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... Isolated thunderstorms are forecast this weekend across portions of north and central Georgia, and again on Thursday. Widespread severe storms are not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 5:19 PM EDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
519 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025
GAZ008-009-015-016-252145-
Union GA-Towns GA-White GA-Lumpkin GA-
519 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central Towns,
Lumpkin, northwestern White and Union Counties through 545 PM EDT...
At 518 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Dahlonega, moving north
at 20 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, nickel sized hail and frequent cloud to
ground lightning.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light, unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Camp Merrill, Whitley Gap Shelter, Blue Mountain Shelter, Woods Hole
Shelter, Low Gap Shelter, Blairsville, Camp Coleman Lake, Owltown,
Suches, Vogel State Park, Track Rock, Porter Springs, Turners Corner,
Blood Mountain Shelter, Dahlonega, Gaddistown, Gooch Mountain
Shelter, and Garland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3450 8391 3450 8406 3459 8413 3493 8403
3484 8372
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 200DEG 19KT 3458 8402
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHSpecial weather statement, Apr 25, 6:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
655 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025
GAZ023-024-252330-
Banks GA-Hall GA-
655 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Banks
and northeastern Hall Counties through 730 PM EDT...
At 655 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Raoul, or 10 miles
northwest of Homer, moving northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, up to penny sized hail and frequent
cloud to ground lightning.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light, unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Hollingsworth, Pinefield Crossroads, and Lula.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3448 8347 3448 8345 3443 8342 3436 8362
3447 8370 3449 8366 3443 8361 3445 8360
3445 8359 3449 8355 3449 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 240DEG 10KT 3445 8361
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHSpecial weather statement, Apr 25, 8:02 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Apr 25, 8:26 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
826 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025
GAZ013-020-021-031-032-260115-
Cobb GA-Cherokee GA-Bartow GA-Pickens GA-Paulding GA-
826 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Paulding, Cherokee, northwestern Cobb, south central Pickens and
southeastern Bartow Counties through 915 PM EDT...
At 826 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Red Top Mountain State
Park, or near Cartersville, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, frequent cloud to ground lightning and
heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light, unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.
Locations impacted include...
Hickory Flat, Free Home, Kellogg Creek, Red Top Mountain State Park,
Cartersville, Lathemtown, Ball Ground, Hobgood Park, Union Hill, Lake
Arrowhead, Waleska, Oak Grove, Holly Springs, Acworth, Emerson,
Buffington, Little River Landing, George Washington Carver St Pk,
Lebanon, and White.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.
&&
LAT...LON 3401 8476 3409 8494 3424 8485 3447 8444
3423 8428
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 245DEG 21KT 3419 8473
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, Apr 25, 8:35 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
835 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025
GAZ006>008-014>016-260115-
Gilmer GA-Dawson GA-Union GA-White GA-Lumpkin GA-Fannin GA-
835 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Lumpkin,
southeastern Gilmer, northwestern White, northwestern Dawson,
southern Union and southeastern Fannin Counties through 915 PM EDT...
At 835 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Springer Mountain
Shelter, or 11 miles northwest of Dahlonega, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, up to penny sized hail and frequent
cloud to ground lightning.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light, unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Amicalola Falls State Park, Robertstown, Woods Hole Shelter, Low Gap
Shelter, Len Foote Hike Inn, Suches, Vogel State Park, Stover Creek
Shelter, Turners Corner, Gaddistown, Qualatchee Lake, Margret, Camp
Merrill, Whitley Gap Shelter, Springer Mountain Shelter, Camp Coleman
Lake, Owltown, Black Gap Shelter, Hawk Mountain Shelter, and
Smithgall Woods Conservation Are.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3484 8379 3483 8380 3482 8378 3480 8378
3479 8377 3462 8369 3452 8418 3458 8433
3472 8426 3486 8381
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 251DEG 21KT 3462 8416
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHSpecial weather statement, Apr 25, 8:48 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
848 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025
GAZ013>016-023-260130-
Hall GA-Dawson GA-Pickens GA-White GA-Lumpkin GA-
848 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Lumpkin,
southwestern White, Dawson, northwestern Hall and eastern Pickens
Counties through 930 PM EDT...
At 847 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Fausett Lake, or 8
miles east of Jasper, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, nickel sized hail and frequent cloud to
ground lightning.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light, unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Amicalola Falls State Park, Sequoyah Lake, Marblehill, Dougherty,
Juno, Fausett Lake, Murrayville, Lake Tamarack, Auraria, Dawsonville,
Garland, Nimblewill, Dahlonega, McKee, and Jasper.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3456 8379 3434 8388 3440 8434 3448 8443
3455 8439 3455 8437 3456 8437 3456 8435
3457 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 266DEG 24KT 3449 8429
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 28 min |
| Apr 25, 8:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 49 min |
| Apr 25, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 40 min |
| Apr 25, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 9:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Heard, Troup | 43 min |
| Apr 25, 9:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Harris, Meriwether | 26 min |
| Apr 25, 9:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin, White | 24 min |
| Apr 25, 9:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Hall, Lumpkin, Towns and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette, Henry, Spalding | 31 min |
| Apr 25, 10:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Henry, Spalding | 51 min |
| Apr 25, 10:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 33 min |
| Apr 25, 10:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 38 min |
| Apr 25, 10:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 11:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 12:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison, Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 45 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.