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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF0 |
| -- Length | 2.05 Miles |
| -- Width | 150 Yards |
| State | GEORGIA |
| County/Area | CHEROKEE |
| WFO | FFC |
| Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2025-05-20 23:09 EST-5 |
| Begin Location | 1W WALESKA |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 34.3216/-84.5631 |
| End Date | 2025-05-20 23:13 EST-5 |
| End Location | 1ESE WALESKA |
| End Lat/Lon | 34.3101/-84.5309 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | |
| Crop Damage | |
| Episode Narrative | A loosely organized line of thunderstorms and supercells moved into northwest Georgia during the late evening hours of the 20th. Strong outflow interactions required numerous tornado warnings with multiple reports of winds over 60mph. Storms weakened slightly as they moved through the metro Atlanta, however a couple strong cells redeveloped in the early morning hours of the 21st southeast of the metro. These cells produced large hail, damaging winds, and even a brief tornado. |
| Event Narrative | An EF0 tornado with maximum winds of 75mph touched down just to the northwest of Waleska late Tuesday night and Early Wednesday just after midnight at 12:09 EDT. The tornado touched down just west of Reinhardt College Parkway where a few trees were uprooted or snapped including Grady Street in Waleska. The tornado continued ESE paralleling parkway snapping several trees near houses along the hwy and several across the hwy. The tornado continued ESE crossing the intersection of Land Road and Darby Roads continuing to down several trees along the hwy near homes. The last point of damage discovered was behind a home on Reinhardt College parkway before Hobart Smith Road. While limited, radar data suggests that this tornado evolved as a bookend vortex as a result of a strong surge in wind just to the southwest of the area in a rural portion of NW Cherokee County. |
Event Map:
Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 141.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| CHICKAMAUGA | WALKER CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 20:30 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| BOYNTON | CATOOSA CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 20:36 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| FT OGLETHORPE | CATOOSA CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 20:36 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| MOUNT PISGAH | CATOOSA CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 20:54 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| BEAUMONT | CATOOSA CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 21:00 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| ROCK SPG | WALKER CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 21:05 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| MOUNT PISGAH | CATOOSA CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 21:06 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| REO | WALKER CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 21:15 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| TRICKUM | WHITFIELD CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 21:26 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 48 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| CEDAR GROVE | WALKER CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 21:45 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| TELOGA | CHATTOOGA CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 21:45 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 48 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| OAKTON | WALKER CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 21:48 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| HAWKINS | WALKER CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 21:50 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| ROCKY FACE | WHITFIELD CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 21:55 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| TRION | CHATTOOGA CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 21:57 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| TRION | CHATTOOGA CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 21:57 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 48 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| AURARIA | LUMPKIN CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 22:00 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| MINERAL SPRINGS | CHATTOOGA CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 22:00 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| TUBE | LUMPKIN CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 22:05 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| SUMMERVILLE | CHATTOOGA CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 22:07 | EST-5 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ADAIRSVILLE | BARTOW CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 22:36 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 48 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| ADAIRSVILLE | BARTOW CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 22:40 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 40.00K | 0.00K |
| BLACKWOOD | GORDON CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 22:42 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KINGSTON | BARTOW CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 22:42 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 48 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 7.00K | 0.00K |
| BLACKWOOD | GORDON CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 22:43 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ADAIRSVILLE | BARTOW CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 22:45 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 51 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| YUKON | GILMER CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 22:47 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| CASSVILLE | BARTOW CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 22:48 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| ELLIJAY GILMER CO AR | GILMER CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 22:48 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| PINE LOG | BARTOW CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 22:48 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 48 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| FOLSOM | BARTOW CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 22:50 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| FOLSOM | BARTOW CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 23:05 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 48 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| POSCO | POLK CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 23:08 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| WALESKA | CHEROKEE CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 23:08 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 48 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| WALESKA | CHEROKEE CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 23:09 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CASS | BARTOW CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 23:12 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| BALL GROUND | CHEROKEE CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 23:15 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HOLLY SPGS | CHEROKEE CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 23:38 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DUNN | FORSYTH CO. | GA | 05/20/2025 | 23:48 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 48 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| FAIRPLAY | DOUGLAS CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 00:18 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| BILL ARP | DOUGLAS CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 00:24 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| WINSTON | DOUGLAS CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 00:24 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| DOUGLASVILLE | DOUGLAS CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 00:30 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| SPLIT SILK | WALTON CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 00:42 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| BURWELL | CARROLL CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 00:51 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| VICTORY | CARROLL CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 00:53 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| MT VERNON | WALTON CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 00:54 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| BEN HILL | FULTON CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 00:55 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MC WHORTER | DOUGLAS CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 01:00 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| STOP | FAYETTE CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 01:56 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HUNTINGTON | TROUP CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 02:24 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| TOWALAGA | SPALDING CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 02:39 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TOWALAGA | SPALDING CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 02:41 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STEELES MILL | SPALDING CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 02:42 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| LOCUST GROVE | HENRY CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 02:43 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| JENKINSBURG | BUTTS CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 02:48 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| JENKINSBURG | BUTTS CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 02:48 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| LOCUST GROVE | HENRY CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 02:49 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STARK | BUTTS CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 02:50 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| JENKINSBURG | BUTTS CO. | GA | 05/21/2025 | 02:51 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 141.00K | 0.00K |
