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Tornado Watch Issued for Portions of Northern Georgia, Eastern Kentucky, Far Southwest North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee, and Far Southwest Virginia

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A tornado watch has been issued by the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center for portions of Northern Georgia, Eastern Kentucky, Far Southwest North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee, and Far Southwest Virginia, effective from 725 PM EDT Tuesday, May 20, 2025, until 200 AM EDT on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for the mentioned regions, with primary threats including a few tornadoes likely, scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph, and scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter.

A mix of supercell thunderstorms and clusters will spread generally eastward this evening into the early overnight hours, with a few tornadoes may occur with this activity, and a strong tornado and isolated very large hail will also be possible with any sustained supercell.

Key Takeaways:

  • A tornado watch has been issued for portions of Northern Georgia, Eastern Kentucky, Far Southwest North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee, and Far Southwest Virginia.
  • The watch is effective from 725 PM EDT Tuesday, May 20, 2025, until 200 AM EDT on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
  • The primary threats include a few tornadoes likely, scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph, scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter.
  • A mix of supercell thunderstorms and clusters will spread generally eastward this evening into the early overnight hours.
  • A few tornadoes may occur with this activity, and a strong tornado and isolated very large hail will also be possible with any sustained supercell.
  • The tornado watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles north northeast of London KY to 20 miles southeast of Rome GA.

Statistics:

  • Effective time: 725 PM EDT Tuesday, May 20, 2025, until 200 AM EDT on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
  • Region: Portions of Northern Georgia, Eastern Kentucky, Far Southwest North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee, and Far Southwest Virginia.
  • Primary threats: A few tornadoes likely, scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph, scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter.
  • Probability of 2 or more tornadoes: Mod (60%)
  • Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes: Mod (40%)
  • Probability of 10 or more severe wind events: High (70%)
  • Probability of 1 or more wind events 65 knots: Low (20%)
  • Probability of 10 or more severe hail events: Mod (40%)
  • Probability of 1 or more hailstones 2 inches: Mod (40%)
  • Combined Severe Hail/Wind Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events: High (80%)

Sources:

  • National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center
  • US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • MIL OSI USA News
  • WOUS64 KWNS WOU8
  • http://milnz.co.nz/mil-osi-aggregation/
  • Contify.com

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