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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Mar 15, 2025, 11:46 PM EDT for Cherokee County, Cobb County, Paulding County, Georgia. It was in force for 15 min. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2025, 11:46 PM EDT (03:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2025, 12:01 AM EDT
- In force
- 15 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Cherokee County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Paulding County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:50 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 11:47 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | New Hope, GA | Tree downed on house on 60 block of Jade Ln. |
| Mar 15, 11:48 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S New Hope, GA | Tree downed on house on 60 block of Smokey Path. |
| Mar 15, 11:48 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | New Hope, GA | Tree downed on house on 30 block of Folsom Rd. |
| Mar 15, 11:49 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne New Hope, GA | Tre downed on house on 400 block of Picketts Mill Rd. |
| Mar 15, 11:49 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | New Hope, GA | Tree downed on house on 10 block of Candy Lilly Ln. |
| Mar 15, 11:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne New Hope, GA | Tree downed on house on 4800 block of Mt. Tabor Church Rd. |
| Mar 16, 12:00 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 S Dallas, GA | Mesonet station UGA25 Dallas recorded 67 mph wind gust. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 8:47 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 190 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1464 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 242 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 417 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 3.6
The text
As transmitted.
570
WFUS52 KFFC 160346
TORFFC
GAC057-067-223-160415-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0012.250316T0346Z-250316T0415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1146 PM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Paulding County in northwestern Georgia...
Southwestern Cherokee County in north central Georgia...
Northern Cobb County in north central Georgia...
* Until 1215 AM EDT.
* At 1146 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Dallas, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Sweat Mountain, Lost Mountain Park, Oak Grove, Kennesaw State
University, Acworth, Woodstock, Cross Roads, Hiram, Due West, Sandy
Plains, New Hope, Dallas, Kennesaw, and Marietta.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3392 8492 3408 8468 3408 8466 3409 8466
3412 8462 3412 8445 3402 8443 3384 8485
TIME...MOT...LOC 0346Z 230DEG 37KT 3387 8484
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
818
WWUS52 KFFC 160353
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1153 PM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025
GAC057-067-223-160415-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-250316T0415Z/
Paulding GA-Cherokee GA-Cobb GA-
1153 PM EDT Sat Mar 15 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL PAULDING...SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE AND NORTHERN COBB
COUNTIES...
At 1153 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Cross Roads, or 7 miles northeast of Dallas, moving
northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Cross Roads, Sweat Mountain, Due West, Sandy Plains, Oak Grove,
Kennesaw State University, Acworth, New Hope, Kennesaw, Woodstock,
and Marietta.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3398 8483 3408 8468 3408 8466 3409 8466
3412 8462 3412 8445 3403 8443 3393 8478
TIME...MOT...LOC 0353Z 226DEG 48KT 3399 8474
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$367
WWUS52 KFFC 160401
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1201 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025
GAC057-067-223-160410-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-250316T0415Z/
Paulding GA-Cherokee GA-Cobb GA-
1201 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PAULDING...SOUTHWESTERN
CHEROKEE AND NORTHERN COBB COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for north central
and northwestern Georgia.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Paulding, Cherokee, and Cobb counties!
&&
LAT...LON 3398 8483 3408 8468 3408 8466 3409 8466
3412 8462 3412 8445 3403 8443 3393 8478
TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 230DEG 37KT 3403 8466
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 8:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer | 17 min |
| Mar 15, 10:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Floyd and 6 more | 65 min |
| Mar 15, 11:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Paulding | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 11:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Douglas, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding and 1 more | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 11:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Pickens | 31 min |
| Mar 16, 12:04 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Floyd, Haralson and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 16, 1:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot and 1 more | 51 min |
| Mar 16, 1:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Crawford, Harris, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee and 6 more | 46 min |
| Mar 16, 2:04 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot | 82 min |
| Mar 16, 2:11 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 34 min |
| Mar 16, 2:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Schley, Stewart, Taylor, Webster | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 3:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Macon and 7 more | 47 min |
| Mar 16, 3:15 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Polk | 10 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 54 min |
| Mar 16, 3:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bleckley, Dooly, Hancock, Houston, Pulaski and 4 more | 52 min |
| Mar 16, 3:54 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Putnam | 15 min |
| Mar 16, 4:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 28 min |
| Mar 16, 4:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bleckley, Dodge, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson and 7 more | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 4:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 29 min |
| Mar 16, 4:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Warren | 49 min |
| Mar 16, 5:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson and 5 more | 52 min |
| Mar 16, 5:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen, Washington | 50 min |
| Mar 16, 6:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 24 min |
| Mar 16, 6:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Haralson | 40 hr |
| Mar 16, 6:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 50 min |
| Mar 16, 7:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery and 2 more | 41 min |
| Mar 16, 7:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler | 38 min |
| Mar 16, 7:41 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Laurens, Treutlen | 13 min |
| Mar 16, 7:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler | 43 min |
| Mar 16, 7:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 49 min |
| Mar 16, 7:59 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson | 14 min |
| Mar 16, 8:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 14 min |
| Mar 16, 8:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 8 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.