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Tornado Warning 61, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2025, 2:22 PM EDT for Carroll County, Georgia. It was in force for 19 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 27, 2025, 2:22 PM EDT (18:22 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2025, 2:41 PM EDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Carroll County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2:23 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ssw Bowdon, GA | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 3 SSW Bowdon. Tree reported down on a power line at the intersection of Fountain Rd and Hwy 100. |
| May 27, 2:23 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Ssw Bowdon, GA | An EF0 touched down in western Carroll county. Trees were snapped and uprooted along its 1.6mi path. Max winds were 75mph. See PNS for details. |
| May 27, 2:38 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Carrollton, GA | Tree reported down on a power line at the 500 block of Willie N St near the intersection with N Alma St. |
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 27, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 564 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
256
WFUS52 KFFC 271822
TORFFC
GAC045-271900-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0061.250527T1822Z-250527T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
222 PM EDT Tue May 27 2025
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Carroll County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 300 PM EDT.
* At 222 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Graham, or 13 miles southwest of Carrollton,
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...
Carrollton and Bowdon.
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 3361 8509 3358 8504 3349 8505 3346 8530
3351 8531
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 253DEG 29KT 3349 8529
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
547
WWUS52 KFFC 271834
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
234 PM EDT Tue May 27 2025
GAC045-271900-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-250527T1900Z/
Carroll GA-
234 PM EDT Tue May 27 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY...
At 234 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Tyus, or near Carrollton, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Carrollton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3361 8509 3358 8504 3349 8505 3348 8517
3354 8522
TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 253DEG 29KT 3352 8518
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$783
WWUS52 KFFC 271841 RRA
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
241 PM EDT Tue May 27 2025
GAC045-271851-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-250527T1900Z/
Carroll GA-
241 PM EDT Tue May 27 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. However,
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northwestern Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3361 8509 3358 8504 3349 8505 3348 8517
3354 8522
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 253DEG 29KT 3354 8511
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee | 26 min |
| May 26, 8:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 30 min |
| May 27, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Haralson, Heard, Troup | 39 min |
| May 27, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 27 min |
| May 27, 2:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll | 14 min |
| May 27, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Heard and 1 more | 46 min |
| May 27, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Paulding | 27 min |
| May 27, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 33 min |
| May 27, 3:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 20 min |
| May 27, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Meriwether | 34 min |
| May 27, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Upson | 35 min |
| May 27, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Spalding | 28 min |
| May 27, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Pike, Spalding, Upson | 33 min |
| May 27, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 27 min |
| May 27, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee, Talbot | 43 min |
| May 27, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot | 35 min |
| May 27, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 32 min |
| May 27, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Lamar, Monroe, Upson | 27 min |
| May 27, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley, Talbot, Taylor, Webster | 33 min |
| May 27, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Macon, Peach, Sumter, Taylor | 31 min |
| May 27, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 30 min |
| May 27, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly, Houston | 29 min |
| May 27, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 31 min |
| May 27, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 33 min |
| May 27, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens | 26 min |
| May 27, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Toombs | 24 min |
| May 27, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 36 min |
| May 27, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 29 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.