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Tornado Warning 48, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at May 20, 2025, 10:37 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 42 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, 10:37 PM EDT (02:37 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2025, 11:19 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Chattooga County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 10:57 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Trion, GA | Downed tree near the intersection of Deforest Avenue and Allgood Street. |
| May 20, 11:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Trion, GA | Tree on a home near the intersection of Ridge Street and Allgood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 146 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.
660
WFUS52 KFFC 210237 RRA
TORFFC
GAC055-115-129-295-313-210330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0048.250521T0237Z-250521T0330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1037 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Floyd County in northwestern Georgia...
South central Whitfield County in northwestern Georgia...
Southeastern Walker County in northwestern Georgia...
Northwestern Gordon County in northwestern Georgia...
Northeastern Chattooga County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 1130 PM EDT.
* At 1037 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Center Post, or 7 miles north of
Summerville, moving east at 35 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...
Calhoun, Trion, Resaca, La Fayette, Center Post, Oostanaula,
Subligna, Suttles Mill, Villanow, Sugar Valley, Everett Springs,
and Lake Marvin.
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 3467 8495 3463 8491 3462 8491 3462 8490
3457 8486 3447 8495 3452 8539 3468 8540
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 272DEG 31KT 3459 8533
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$3 follow-up statements
743
WWUS52 KFFC 210253
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1053 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
GAC055-115-129-295-313-210330-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-250521T0330Z/
Floyd GA-Whitfield GA-Walker GA-Gordon GA-Chattooga GA-
1053 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN FLOYD...SOUTH CENTRAL WHITFIELD...SOUTHEASTERN WALKER...
NORTHWESTERN GORDON AND NORTHEASTERN CHATTOOGA COUNTIES...
At 1053 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Subligna, or 9 miles southeast of Lafayette, moving
east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Calhoun, Resaca, Oostanaula, Subligna, Suttles Mill, Villanow, Sugar
Valley, Everett Springs, and Lake Marvin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3451 8526 3467 8527 3468 8520 3467 8495
3463 8491 3462 8491 3462 8490 3457 8486
3447 8495
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 271DEG 28KT 3459 8520
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$887
WWUS52 KFFC 210314 RRA
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1114 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
GAC055-115-210324-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-250521T0330Z/
Floyd GA-Chattooga GA-
1114 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FLOYD AND NORTHEASTERN
CHATTOOGA COUNTIES 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 200 AM EDT for northwestern
Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3467 8495 3464 8491 3462 8491 3457 8486
3447 8495 3449 8509 3454 8509 3454 8506
3459 8507 3459 8511 3467 8511 3468 8506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 271DEG 27KT 3458 8503
$$
GAC129-295-313-210330-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-250521T0330Z/
Whitfield GA-Walker GA-Gordon GA-
1114 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL WHITFIELD...SOUTHEASTERN WALKER AND NORTHWESTERN GORDON
COUNTIES...
At 1114 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Sugar Valley, or 7 miles northwest of Calhoun,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Calhoun, Resaca, Sugar Valley, and Oostanaula.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3467 8495 3464 8491 3462 8491 3457 8486
3447 8495 3449 8509 3454 8509 3454 8506
3459 8507 3459 8511 3467 8511 3468 8506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 271DEG 27KT 3458 8503
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$058
WWUS52 KFFC 210319
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1119 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
GAC129-295-313-210328-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-250521T0330Z/
Whitfield GA-Walker GA-Gordon GA-
1119 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WHITFIELD...SOUTHEASTERN
WALKER AND NORTHWESTERN GORDON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for northwestern
Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3467 8495 3464 8491 3462 8491 3457 8486
3447 8495 3449 8509 3454 8509 3454 8506
3459 8507 3459 8511 3467 8511 3468 8506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 272DEG 31KT 3458 8498
$$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, 10:06 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, 10:40 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.