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STORM · MAY 20 2025 · CHEROKEE COUNTY · WALESKA

Tornado reported near WALESKA at 2309 (NOAA event 1268486)

Report source: NWS Storm Survey. 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

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    Thunderstorm Wind reported near MICA at 0429 (NOAA event 1326954)

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