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Tornado Warning 56, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at May 21, 2025, 4:09 AM EDT for Butts County, Jasper County, Georgia. It was in force for 15 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 21, 2025, 4:09 AM EDT (08:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 2025, 4:24 AM EDT
- In force
- 15 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Butts County, GA, Jasper County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:11 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 78 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.
063
WFUS52 KFFC 210809
TORFFC
GAC035-159-210845-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0056.250521T0809Z-250521T0845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
409 AM EDT Wed May 21 2025
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Butts County in central Georgia...
Southern Jasper County in central Georgia...
* Until 445 AM EDT.
* At 409 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Flovilla, or near Jackson, 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...
Monticello, Flovilla, McElheneys Crossroads, Indian Springs State
Park, Adgateville, and Hillsboro.
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 3317 8359 3316 8360 3325 8394 3332 8392
3333 8355 3323 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 0809Z 275DEG 27KT 3327 8386
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
914
WWUS52 KFFC 210817
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
417 AM EDT Wed May 21 2025
GAC035-210827-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-250521T0845Z/
Butts GA-
417 AM EDT Wed May 21 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BUTTS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
&&
LAT...LON 3316 8360 3316 8361 3320 8374 3322 8382
3324 8381 3327 8383 3331 8382 3333 8355
3323 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 0817Z 275DEG 27KT 3326 8379
$$
GAC159-210845-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-250521T0845Z/
Jasper GA-
417 AM EDT Wed May 21 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
JASPER COUNTY...
At 417 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over McElheneys Crossroads, or near Monticello, 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...
Monticello, McElheneys Crossroads, Adgateville, and Hillsboro.
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 3316 8360 3316 8361 3320 8374 3322 8382
3324 8381 3327 8383 3331 8382 3333 8355
3323 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 0817Z 275DEG 27KT 3326 8379
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$586
WWUS52 KFFC 210824
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
424 AM EDT Wed May 21 2025
GAC159-210834-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-250521T0845Z/
Jasper GA-
424 AM EDT Wed May 21 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN JASPER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
&&
LAT...LON 3316 8360 3316 8361 3320 8374 3322 8382
3324 8381 3327 8383 3331 8382 3333 8355
3323 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 0821Z 275DEG 27KT 3325 8372
$$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, 10:37 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, 4:20 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.