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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at May 20, 2025, 9:13 PM EDT for Dade County, Walker County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report 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
- May 20, 2025, 9:13 PM EDT (01:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2025, 9:49 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Dade County, GA, Walker County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 9:38 PM EDT | HAIL 0.5 | 3 W Cooper Heights, GA | Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.). |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 3:36 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 20, 7:27 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 735 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1407 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 5.0
The text
As transmitted.
862
WFUS52 KFFC 210113
TORFFC
GAC083-295-210200-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0043.250521T0113Z-250521T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
913 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Walker County in northwestern Georgia...
Southwestern Dade County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 1000 PM EDT.
* At 913 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Ider, or 12 miles southwest of Trenton, moving
east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
Cloudland Canyon State Park, Cooper Heights, and Rising Fawn.
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 3484 8558 3483 8535 3473 8535 3463 8541
3464 8554
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 277DEG 20KT 3475 8567
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
$$3 follow-up statements
011
WWUS52 KFFC 210128
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
928 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
GAC083-295-210200-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-250521T0200Z/
Walker GA-Dade GA-
928 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL WALKER AND SOUTHWESTERN DADE COUNTIES...
At 928 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Rising Fawn, or 9 miles south of Trenton, moving
east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Cooper Heights and Rising Fawn.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3481 8558 3482 8535 3473 8535 3469 8539
3470 8545 3471 8555 3476 8556
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 275DEG 20KT 3474 8554
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
$$710
WWUS52 KFFC 210142
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
942 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
GAC083-295-210200-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-250521T0200Z/
Walker GA-Dade GA-
942 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL WALKER AND SOUTH CENTRAL DADE COUNTIES...
At 942 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Rising Fawn, or 9 miles west of Lafayette, moving
east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
Cooper Heights.
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 3481 8546 3482 8535 3473 8535 3469 8539
3470 8545 3471 8549 3475 8547
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 277DEG 20KT 3473 8544
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
$$219
WWUS52 KFFC 210149
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
949 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
GAC083-295-210159-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-250521T0200Z/
Walker GA-Dade GA-
949 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL WALKER AND SOUTH CENTRAL DADE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for northwestern
Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3481 8546 3482 8535 3473 8535 3469 8539
3470 8545 3471 8549 3475 8547
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 277DEG 20KT 3473 8539
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 8:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 43 min |
| May 20, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 45 min |
| May 20, 9:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 48 min |
| May 20, 10:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 39 min |
| May 20, 10:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield | 20 min |
| May 20, 10:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Walker, Whitfield | 26 min |
| May 20, 10:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Walker, Whitfield | 42 min |
| May 20, 10:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Walker | 50 min |
| May 20, 10:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Murray | 24 min |
| May 20, 10:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 48 min |
| May 20, 11:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 41 min |
| May 20, 11:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray | 47 min |
| May 20, 11:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon | 45 min |
| May 20, 11:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Gordon | 36 min |
| May 20, 11:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Gordon, Paulding and 2 more | 41 min |
| May 20, 11:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Gordon, Pickens | 21 min |
| May 21, 12:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns | 33 min |
| May 21, 12:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton and 4 more | 41 min |
| May 21, 12:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 2 hr |
| May 21, 12:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson | 41 min |
| May 21, 12:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton and 3 more | 19 min |
| May 21, 1:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding | 26 min |
| May 21, 1:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 25 min |
| May 21, 1:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Jackson | 37 min |
| May 21, 1:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 27 min |
| May 21, 1:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clayton, DeKalb, Douglas, Gwinnett, Oconee and 2 more | 26 min |
| May 21, 1:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas, Fulton | 34 min |
| May 21, 1:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll | 39 min |
| May 21, 1:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Paulding | 4 hr |
| May 21, 2:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 23 min |
| May 21, 2:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee, Oglethorpe | 29 min |
| May 21, 2:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 24 min |
| May 21, 2:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 26 min |
| May 21, 2:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Fulton, Henry | 32 min |
| May 21, 3:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette, Henry, Spalding | 30 min |
| May 21, 3:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Henry, Newton | 34 min |
| May 21, 3:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Spalding | 24 min |
| May 21, 3:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Spalding | 33 min |
| May 21, 3:45 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Monroe, Spalding | 30 min |
| May 21, 3:57 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper | 18 min |
| May 21, 4:09 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper | 15 min |
| May 21, 4:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 40 min |
| May 21, 4:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 32 min |
| May 21, 7:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 36 min |
| May 21, 7:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 37 min |
| May 21, 7:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Houston | 23 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.