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Tornado Warning 45, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at May 20, 2025, 10:06 PM EDT for Chattooga County, Dade County, Walker County, Georgia. It was in force for 39 min. 3 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
- May 20, 2025, 10:06 PM EDT (02:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2025, 10:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Walker County, GA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 10:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Wsw Center Post, GA | Large tree across the road near the intersection of Highway 157 and Valley View Ranch Road. |
| May 20, 10:48 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 E Center Post, GA | Tree down near the intersection of Hwy 151 and Hwy 27. |
| May 20, 10:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Wsw Center Post, GA | Tree on a powerline along Peach Orchard Road near Menlo. |
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, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 157 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.
672
WFUS52 KFFC 210206
TORFFC
GAC055-083-295-210245-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0045.250521T0206Z-250521T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1006 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...
South central Dade County in northwestern Georgia...
Northwestern Chattooga County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 1045 PM EDT.
* At 1005 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Hammondville, or 11 miles north of Fort
Payne, moving east at 30 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...
Summerville, Trion, La Fayette, Menlo, Center Post, and Cloudland.
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 3469 8526 3459 8523 3446 8527 3448 8550
3452 8552 3469 8555
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 273DEG 25KT 3461 8565
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
169
WWUS52 KFFC 210215 RRA
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1015 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
GAC055-083-295-210245-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-250521T0245Z/
Walker GA-Dade GA-Chattooga GA-
1015 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WALKER...SOUTH CENTRAL DADE AND NORTHWESTERN CHATTOOGA
COUNTIES...
At 1015 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Mentone, or 13
miles northeast of Fort Payne, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Broadcast media confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Summerville, Trion, La Fayette, Menlo, Center Post, and Cloudland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3469 8526 3459 8523 3446 8527 3448 8550
3452 8552 3469 8555
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 273DEG 25KT 3461 8557
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$193
WWUS52 KFFC 210241
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1041 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
GAC055-083-295-210250-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-250521T0245Z/
Walker GA-Dade GA-Chattooga GA-
1041 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WALKER...SOUTH CENTRAL DADE
AND NORTHWESTERN CHATTOOGA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for northwestern
Georgia.
Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for portions of
Walker and Chattooga counties for a new area of rotation.
&&
LAT...LON 3469 8526 3459 8523 3446 8527 3448 8550
3452 8552 3469 8555
TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 273DEG 25KT 3460 8538
$$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, 9:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 36 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, 10:31 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.