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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Feb 16, 2025, 4:02 AM EST for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 43 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
- Feb 16, 2025, 4:02 AM EST (09:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2025, 4:45 AM EST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Coweta County, GA, Heard County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Pike County, GA, Troup County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 4:10 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Wares Crossroads, GA | Em reports several trees down along Mooty Bridge Rd between Riverbend Dr and Thornton Rd. |
| Feb 16, 4:18 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Hillcrest, GA | Em reports 2 trees down northeast of Lagrange along Hammer Rd and Young Mills Rd. |
| Feb 16, 4:19 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Hogansville, GA | EM reports trees down on road at Hwy 29 and Trimble Station Rd. |
| Feb 16, 4:23 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sse Hogansville, GA | Em reports numerous trees down along I85 between Lagrange and Hogansville. |
| Feb 16, 4:25 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Grantville, GA | Corrects previous tornado report from 2 ESE Grantville. Tree damage on either side of 1-85 just east of Grantville. Additional information forthcoming. |
| Feb 16, 4:25 AM EST | TORNADO | 2 Ese Grantville, GA | Tree damage on either side of 1-85 just east of Grantville. Additional information forthcoming. |
| Feb 16, 4:48 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Hilltop, GA | Multiple trees were downed along Oxford Circle. |
| Feb 16, 4:50 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Concord, GA | A tree was downed along the 1300 block of Green Street. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2:02 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 43 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 445 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 347 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 305 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS52 KFFC 160902
TORFFC
GAC077-149-199-231-285-160945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0002.250216T0902Z-250216T0945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
402 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Meriwether County in west central Georgia...
Northwestern Pike County in west central Georgia...
Southern Heard County in west central Georgia...
Northern Troup County in west central Georgia...
Southern Coweta County in west central Georgia...
* Until 445 AM EST.
* At 402 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Paran, or 7 miles northeast of Roanoke, moving
east 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...
LaGrange, Franklin, Greenville, Hogansville, Grantville,
Luthersville, Haralson, Lone Oak, Gay, Corinth, Concord,
Mountville, Hilltop, Louise, Harrisonville, Hillcrest, Wares
Crossroads, Glenn, Rocky Mount, and Saint Marks.
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.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3330 8526 3324 8454 3309 8441 3300 8464
3309 8523
TIME...MOT...LOC 0902Z 276DEG 54KT 3321 8526
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$3 follow-up statements
982
WWUS52 KFFC 160909
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
409 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025
GAC231-160918-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250216T0945Z/
Pike GA-
409 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PIKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM EST for west central
Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3330 8526 3324 8456 3315 8451 3313 8451
3300 8465 3309 8523
TIME...MOT...LOC 0908Z 276DEG 54KT 3320 8514
$$
GAC077-149-199-285-160945-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250216T0945Z/
Meriwether GA-Heard GA-Troup GA-Coweta GA-
409 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM EST FOR NORTHERN
MERIWETHER...SOUTHERN HEARD...NORTHERN TROUP AND SOUTHERN COWETA
COUNTIES...
At 408 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Texas, or near Franklin, moving east 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...
LaGrange, Franklin, Greenville, Hogansville, Grantville,
Luthersville, Haralson, Lone Oak, Gay, Corinth, Rocky Mount, Saint
Marks, Mountville, Louise, Waresville, Alvaton, Texas, Harrisonville,
Hillcrest, and Wares Crossroads.
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.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3330 8526 3324 8456 3315 8451 3313 8451
3300 8465 3309 8523
TIME...MOT...LOC 0908Z 276DEG 54KT 3320 8514
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$673
WWUS52 KFFC 160918
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
418 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025
GAC077-149-199-285-160945-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250216T0945Z/
Meriwether GA-Heard GA-Troup GA-Coweta GA-
418 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM EST FOR NORTHERN
MERIWETHER...SOUTHEASTERN HEARD...NORTHEASTERN TROUP AND SOUTHERN
COWETA COUNTIES...
At 418 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Harrisonville, or 10 miles southeast of Franklin,
moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
LaGrange, Greenville, Hogansville, Grantville, Luthersville,
Haralson, Lone Oak, Gay, Corinth, Rocky Mount, Saint Marks,
Mountville, Louise, Alvaton, Harrisonville, Hillcrest, Wares
Crossroads, and Wooster.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3328 8507 3324 8456 3315 8451 3313 8451
3300 8465 3307 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0918Z 270DEG 54KT 3319 8495
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$095
WWUS52 KFFC 160926
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
426 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025
GAC149-160935-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250216T0945Z/
Heard GA-
426 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HEARD COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM EST for west central
Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3323 8494 3326 8495 3327 8494 3324 8456
3321 8455 3313 8492 3322 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 0925Z 276DEG 54KT 3318 8481
$$
GAC077-199-285-160945-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250216T0945Z/
Meriwether GA-Troup GA-Coweta GA-
426 AM EST Sun Feb 16 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN MERIWETHER...NORTHEASTERN TROUP AND SOUTHERN COWETA
COUNTIES...
At 425 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Lone Oak, or 11 miles northwest of Greenville,
moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Hogansville, Grantville, Luthersville, Haralson, Lone Oak, and
Corinth.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3323 8494 3326 8495 3327 8494 3324 8456
3321 8455 3313 8492 3322 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 0925Z 276DEG 54KT 3318 8481
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 11:29 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton and 25 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:33 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 41 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:12 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Walker and 1 more | 48 min |
| Feb 16, 2:45 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 30 min |
| Feb 16, 2:59 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon and 4 more | 46 min |
| Feb 16, 3:21 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Haralson, Heard, Paulding, Polk | 39 min |
| Feb 16, 3:37 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer and 6 more | 53 min |
| Feb 16, 3:46 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Harris, Heard, Meriwether, Troup | 44 min |
| Feb 16, 3:56 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Heard and 1 more | 49 min |
| Feb 16, 4:11 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton, Lumpkin, Pickens | 34 min |
| Feb 16, 4:11 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee, Stewart, Talbot | 49 min |
| Feb 16, 4:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette and 6 more | 50 min |
| Feb 16, 4:25 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Meriwether, Spalding, Troup | 35 min |
| Feb 16, 4:32 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Harris, Henry, Lamar and 6 more | 43 min |
| Feb 16, 4:40 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee, Talbot | 35 min |
| Feb 16, 4:48 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Butts, Clarke, Clayton, DeKalb, Gwinnett and 9 more | 42 min |
| Feb 16, 4:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Jackson, Madison | 25 min |
| Feb 16, 4:52 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Newton and 2 more | 23 min |
| Feb 16, 5:02 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Crawford, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee and 8 more | 58 min |
| Feb 16, 5:05 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Henry, Jasper and 8 more | 55 min |
| Feb 16, 5:07 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 53 min |
| Feb 16, 5:07 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Newton | 38 min |
| Feb 16, 5:11 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Putnam | 49 min |
| Feb 16, 5:16 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Clarke, Greene, Hancock, Jackson, Jasper and 9 more | 44 min |
| Feb 16, 5:27 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Jasper, Morgan, Putnam | 33 min |
| Feb 16, 5:39 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 39 min |
| Feb 16, 5:53 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren and 1 more | 52 min |
| Feb 16, 5:55 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Crawford, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Houston and 9 more | 65 min |
| Feb 16, 5:59 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Glascock, Hancock, Houston and 10 more | 61 min |
| Feb 16, 6:34 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 10 hr |
| Feb 16, 6:47 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler | 43 min |
| Feb 16, 6:54 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery and 4 more | 66 min |
| Feb 16, 6:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dodge, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs and 3 more | 63 min |
| Feb 16, 7:48 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon | 12 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:48 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 27 min |
| Feb 16, 8:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jeff Davis | 30 min |
| Feb 16, 8:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Candler | 14 min |
| Feb 16, 8:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 15 min |
| Feb 16, 11:56 AM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Catoosa, Cherokee and 47 more | 6 hr |
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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.