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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2025, 4:25 PM EDT for Sumter County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 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 10, 2025, 4:25 PM EDT (20:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2025, 4:57 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Sumter County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 718 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 246 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
741
WFUS52 KFFC 102025
TORFFC
GAC261-102115-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0042.250510T2025Z-250510T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
425 PM EDT Sat May 10 2025
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Sumter County in west central Georgia...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 425 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Smithville, or 11 miles northeast of Dawson,
moving north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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...
Americus, Smithville, Sumter, Maddox, Croxton Crossroads, New Era,
and Huntington.
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 3216 8437 3213 8408 3191 8414 3191 8433
3188 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 188DEG 14KT 3188 8429
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
416
WWUS52 KFFC 102045
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
445 PM EDT Sat May 10 2025
GAC261-102115-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-250510T2115Z/
Sumter GA-
445 PM EDT Sat May 10 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
SUMTER COUNTY...
At 445 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Sumter, or 8 miles south of Americus, moving north
at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Americus, Smithville, Sumter, New Era, Huntington, and Maddox.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3213 8408 3191 8414 3191 8426 3215 8427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 188DEG 14KT 3196 8428
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$947 WWUS52 KFFC 102057 SVSFFC Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 457 PM EDT Sat May 10 2025 GAC261-102105- /O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-250510T2115Z/ Sumter GA- 457 PM EDT Sat May 10 2025 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The storm which prompted the warning has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still expected with this thunderstorm. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service Peachtree City. Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for eastern Sumter County until 5:30 PM. && LAT...LON 3213 8408 3191 8414 3191 8426 3215 8427 TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 188DEG 14KT 3197 8409 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 25 min |
| May 10, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 30 min |
| May 10, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Macon, Sumter | 39 min |
| May 10, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski | 27 min |
| May 10, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 37 min |
| May 10, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach, Pulaski | 43 min |
| May 10, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Pulaski, Sumter | 22 min |
| May 10, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dooly, Houston, Pulaski, Twiggs | 45 min |
| May 10, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski | 27 min |
| May 10, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 35 min |
| May 10, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 34 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.