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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 31, 2025Henry County, Newton County, Rockdale County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Mar 31, 2025, 1:14 PM EDT for Henry County, Newton County, Rockdale County, Georgia. It was in force for 10 min. 8 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 31, 2025, 1:14 PM EDT (17:14 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 2025, 1:24 PM EDT
In force: 10 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Henry County, GA, Newton County, GA, Rockdale County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:13 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 31, 1:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Wsw Kelleytown, GA	Emergency Management reported numerous trees down along HWY 155.
Mar 31, 1:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Wsw Kelleytown, GA	Report of downed trees along Knights Dr.
Mar 31, 1:24 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 E Conyers, GA	1 to 2 trees down along Briar Creek Court NE.
Mar 31, 1:24 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nw Magnet, GA	Tree down along Troupe Smith Road SE.
Mar 31, 1:24 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Sw Conyers, GA	Tree and powerline down at the intersection of Flat Shoals Road SW and Revel Cove Drive SW.
Mar 31, 1:24 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Ssw Conyers, GA	Trees down along Walker Road SW near Sims Elementary School.
Mar 31, 1:26 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nw Magnet, GA	Tree down across Troupe Smith Road SE.
Mar 31, 1:26 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Sw Conyers, GA	Tree and powerline down along Cherry Hill Road.

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 31, 11:33 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 61 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 511 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 542 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 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

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The text

As transmitted.

546 
WFUS52 KFFC 311714
TORFFC
GAC151-217-247-311745-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0019.250331T1714Z-250331T1745Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
114 PM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Rockdale County in north central Georgia...
  Northeastern Henry County in north central Georgia...
  Newton County in north central Georgia...

* Until 145 PM EDT.

* At 114 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Flippen, or near McDonough, moving northeast at 60
  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...
  Porterdale, Magnet, Almon, Milstead, Richardson Park, Starrsville,
  Brick Store, Covington, Gum Creek, Flippen, Georgia International
  Horse Park, Kelleytown, Conyers, Oak Hill, Oxford, McDonough,
  Social Circle, and Stockbridge.

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 3363 8413 3362 8411 3365 8410 3373 8390
      3365 8376 3364 8372 3362 8369 3361 8370
      3360 8368 3358 8369 3357 8368 3345 8418
      3359 8423
TIME...MOT...LOC 1714Z 240DEG 51KT 3352 8415 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

1 follow-up statement

611 
WWUS52 KFFC 311724
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
124 PM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025

GAC151-217-247-311734-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-250331T1745Z/
Rockdale GA-Henry GA-Newton GA-
124 PM EDT Mon Mar 31 2025

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR ROCKDALE...NORTHEASTERN HENRY AND NEWTON
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.  However, gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
north central Georgia.



&&

LAT...LON 3363 8413 3362 8411 3365 8410 3373 8390
      3365 8376 3364 8372 3362 8369 3361 8370
      3360 8368 3358 8369 3357 8368 3345 8418
      3359 8423
TIME...MOT...LOC 1722Z 240DEG 51KT 3360 8399 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 31, 5:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	32 min
Mar 31, 6:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Whitfield	27 min
Mar 31, 9:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	46 min
Mar 31, 9:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	32 min
Mar 31, 10:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield	50 min
Mar 31, 11:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray	46 min
Mar 31, 11:49 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll, Haralson	26 min
Mar 31, 12:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton	42 min
Mar 31, 12:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot	51 min
Mar 31, 12:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta, Troup	34 min
Mar 31, 12:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Meriwether, Troup	47 min
Mar 31, 12:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gilmer	27 min
Mar 31, 12:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Douglas, Fulton, Pickens	33 min
Mar 31, 12:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton	42 min
Mar 31, 12:35 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Clayton, Coweta, Fayette	25 min
Mar 31, 12:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Muscogee, Talbot	37 min
Mar 31, 12:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Harris, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Upson	46 min
Mar 31, 12:45 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette, Henry, Rockdale	7 min
Mar 31, 12:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Butts, Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Newton, Rockdale and 1 more	41 min
Mar 31, 12:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Stewart, Webster	41 min
Mar 31, 1:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson, DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Lumpkin	29 min
Mar 31, 1:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe	25 min
Mar 31, 1:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Butts, Clarke, DeKalb, Greene, Henry, Jasper and 8 more	52 min
Mar 31, 1:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Marion, Schley, Taylor, Webster	31 min
Mar 31, 1:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Barrow, Jackson	34 min
Mar 31, 1:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb, Crawford, Monroe, Peach	29 min
Mar 31, 2:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	30 min
Mar 31, 2:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb, Bleckley, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Peach and 2 more	40 min
Mar 31, 2:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jones, Morgan, Putnam and 3 more	51 min
Mar 31, 2:15 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Bibb, Houston, Peach, Twiggs	30 min
Mar 31, 2:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe	27 min
Mar 31, 2:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Madison, Oglethorpe, Wilkes	44 min
Mar 31, 2:40 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Twiggs, Wilkinson	13 min
Mar 31, 2:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes	28 min
Mar 31, 2:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Pulaski, Twiggs and 2 more	44 min
Mar 31, 2:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox	27 min
Mar 31, 3:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Laurens, Pulaski, Wilcox	40 min
Mar 31, 3:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen, Washington	49 min
Mar 31, 3:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dodge, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler and 1 more	51 min
Mar 31, 3:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel, Treutlen	51 min
Mar 31, 4:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Toombs	44 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.