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Tornado Warning 63, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2025, 3:10 PM EDT for Coweta County, Fayette County, Georgia. It was in force for 20 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, 3:10 PM EDT (19:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2025, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Coweta County, GA, Fayette County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 3:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Madras, GA | Trees down at the intersection of Dart Rd and Herring Road. Possible brief tornadic spin up. |
| May 27, 3:10 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 S Madras, GA | An EF1 touched down on the northside of the city of Newnan GA. Trees were snapped and uprooted along its 2.65mi path through a mostly industrial region. Some minor wall/roof damage was noted. Max winds were 90mph. See PNS for details. |
| May 27, 3:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Peachtree City, GA | Tree reported down along Lower Fayetteville Rd near the intersection with Fischer Rd. |
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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 14 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.
576
WFUS52 KFFC 271910
TORFFC
GAC077-113-271945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0063.250527T1910Z-250527T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
310 PM EDT Tue May 27 2025
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Fayette County in north central Georgia...
Northeastern Coweta County in west central Georgia...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 310 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Madras, or over Newnan, 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...
Newnan, Fayetteville, Peachtree City, Tyrone, Thomas Crossroads,
and Madras.
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 3338 8477 3343 8479 3350 8452 3345 8446
3337 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 263DEG 31KT 3341 8474
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
782
WWUS52 KFFC 271919
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
319 PM EDT Tue May 27 2025
GAC077-113-271945-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-250527T1945Z/
Fayette GA-Coweta GA-
319 PM EDT Tue May 27 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND NORTHEASTERN COWETA COUNTIES...
At 319 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Thomas Crossroads, or near Newnan, moving east at 35
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Fayetteville, Peachtree City, Tyrone, and Thomas Crossroads.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3338 8469 3345 8472 3350 8452 3345 8446
3337 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 263DEG 31KT 3342 8468
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$187
WWUS52 KFFC 271930 RRA
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
330 PM EDT Tue May 27 2025
GAC077-113-271939-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-250527T1945Z/
Fayette GA-Coweta GA-
330 PM EDT Tue May 27 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND NORTHEASTERN
COWETA COUNTIES 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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
north central and west central Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3338 8469 3345 8472 3350 8452 3345 8446
3337 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 263DEG 31KT 3343 8457
$$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, 2:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll | 19 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, 3:11 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.