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Tornado Warning 40, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at May 3, 2025, 9:39 PM EDT for Jasper County, Morgan County, Newton County, Georgia. It was in force for 18 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 2025, 9:39 PM EDT (01:39 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2025, 9:57 PM EDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Jasper County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Newton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 425 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 837 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted.
459
WFUS52 KFFC 040139
TORFFC
GAC159-211-217-040215-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0040.250504T0139Z-250504T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
939 PM EDT Sat May 3 2025
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Morgan County in north central Georgia...
Northeastern Jasper County in central Georgia...
Southeastern Newton County in north central Georgia...
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 939 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Newborn, or 10 miles southeast of Covington,
moving east at 30 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...
Newborn and Farrar.
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 3348 8373 3355 8372 3357 8355 3352 8351
3345 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 278DEG 28KT 3351 8370
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
302
WWUS52 KFFC 040150
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
950 PM EDT Sat May 3 2025
GAC217-040200-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-250504T0215Z/
Newton GA-
950 PM EDT Sat May 3 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
central and north central Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3345 8355 3347 8368 3355 8367 3357 8355
3352 8351
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 278DEG 28KT 3350 8359
$$
GAC159-211-040215-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-250504T0215Z/
Morgan GA-Jasper GA-
950 PM EDT Sat May 3 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN AND NORTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES...
At 950 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Farrar, or 8 miles southwest of Madison, moving east
at 30 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...
Farrar.
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 3345 8355 3347 8368 3355 8367 3357 8355
3352 8351
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 278DEG 28KT 3350 8359
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$356
WWUS52 KFFC 040157
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
957 PM EDT Sat May 3 2025
GAC159-211-040207-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-250504T0215Z/
Morgan GA-Jasper GA-
957 PM EDT Sat May 3 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN AND NORTHEASTERN
JASPER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area.Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
central and north central Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3345 8355 3347 8368 3355 8367 3357 8355
3352 8351
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 278DEG 28KT 3349 8352
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 8:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette | 37 min |
| May 3, 8:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 34 min |
| May 3, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 26 min |
| May 3, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 23 min |
| May 3, 8:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clayton, Henry | 19 min |
| May 3, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 29 min |
| May 3, 8:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 37 min |
| May 3, 8:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Fayette, Spalding | 9 min |
| May 3, 8:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris | 31 min |
| May 3, 8:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 25 min |
| May 3, 8:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Henry, Newton, Rockdale | 39 min |
| May 3, 8:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Upson | 35 min |
| May 3, 9:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 20 min |
| May 3, 9:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot, Taylor | 40 min |
| May 3, 9:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 16 min |
| May 3, 9:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 36 min |
| May 3, 9:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Newton | 30 min |
| May 3, 9:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Newton | 27 min |
| May 3, 9:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Talbot, Upson | 39 min |
| May 3, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 29 min |
| May 3, 9:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper | 29 min |
| May 3, 9:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam | 32 min |
| May 3, 9:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crawford, Lamar, Monroe, Upson | 42 min |
| May 3, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart | 30 min |
| May 3, 10:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 53 min |
| May 3, 10:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jones, Monroe | 25 min |
| May 3, 10:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 30 min |
| May 4, 11:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 30 hr |
| May 4, 2:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 8 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.