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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Tallahassee, FL

April 7, 2025Decatur County, Grady County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Apr 7, 2025, 10:21 AM EDT for Decatur County, Grady County, Georgia. It was in force for 39 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: Apr 7, 2025, 10:21 AM EDT (14:21 UTC)
Expired: Apr 7, 2025, 11:00 AM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Decatur County, GA, Grady County, GA

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 7, 10:20 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 264 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1174 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 198 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 197 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

006 
WFUS52 KTAE 071421
TORTAE
GAC087-131-071500-
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0013.250407T1421Z-250407T1500Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1021 AM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Decatur County in southwestern Georgia...
  Northwestern Grady County in southwestern Georgia...

* Until 1100 AM EDT.

* At 1021 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 8 miles southeast of Bainbridge, moving
  northeast 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.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Whigham around 1035 AM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Attapulgus, Reno, Fowlstown, Climax, Princes Still, Peoples Still,
and Nickleville.

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 3074 8454 3081 8458 3100 8431 3078 8423
TIME...MOT...LOC 1421Z 245DEG 27KT 3080 8451 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

38-GODSEY

2 follow-up statements

532 
WWUS52 KTAE 071433
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1033 AM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

GAC087-131-071500-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250407T1500Z/
Decatur GA-Grady GA-
1033 AM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL DECATUR AND NORTHWESTERN GRADY COUNTIES...

At 1032 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Whigham, or 9 miles east of Bainbridge, moving
northeast 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.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Whigham around 1040 AM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Peoples Still and Climax.

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 3078 8443 3088 8449 3100 8431 3083 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 1432Z 238DEG 29KT 3086 8441 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

38-GODSEY

807 
WWUS52 KTAE 071448
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1048 AM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

GAC087-071457-
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250407T1500Z/
Decatur GA-
1048 AM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL DECATUR COUNTY 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 600 PM EDT for southwestern
Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3081 8434 3092 8437 3100 8431 3083 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 1447Z 245DEG 27KT 3091 8429 

$$

GAC131-071500-
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250407T1500Z/
Grady GA-
1048 AM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN GRADY COUNTY...

At 1047 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Whigham, or near Cairo, moving northeast 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.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Grady County, including the following locations...
Peoples Still.

A tornado warning continues for Central and Eastern Grady County 
until 1130 AM EDT. 

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 3081 8434 3092 8437 3100 8431 3083 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 1447Z 245DEG 27KT 3091 8429 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

38-GODSEY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 7, 6:43 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Early	32 min
Apr 7, 7:01 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Clay, Randolph	9 min
Apr 7, 7:53 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Baker, Early, Miller	37 min
Apr 7, 8:05 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Miller	25 min
Apr 7, 8:07 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Seminole	113 min
Apr 7, 8:18 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Baker	27 min
Apr 7, 8:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Baker	50 min
Apr 7, 9:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Decatur, Mitchell	35 min
Apr 7, 9:17 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Decatur, Seminole	118 min
Apr 7, 9:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Seminole	47 min
Apr 7, 9:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Colquitt, Mitchell, Worth	34 min
Apr 7, 10:04 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Decatur	41 min
Apr 7, 10:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Irwin, Tift, Worth	45 min
Apr 7, 10:36 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TAE	Baker, Colquitt, Decatur, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas and 1 more	114 min
Apr 7, 10:44 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Grady, Thomas	46 min
Apr 7, 11:16 AM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TAE	Colquitt, Mitchell, Thomas	29 min
Apr 7, 11:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TAE	Ben Hill, Irwin, Tift, Turner	50 min
Apr 7, 11:41 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Colquitt, Tift, Worth	14 min
Apr 7, 12:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TAE	Grady, Thomas	43 min
Apr 7, 12:15 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	TAE	Grady, Thomas	30 min
Apr 7, 12:30 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	TAE	Grady, Thomas	30 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.