THE WIRE → GORDON → RECORD Nº 023006
STORM · MAY 20 2025 · GORDON COUNTY · BLACKWOOD
Tornado reported near BLACKWOOD at 2243 (NOAA event 1268487)
Report source: NWS Storm Survey. An EF0 tornado touched down late Tuesday evening at 1143 PM EDT|in Gordon County to the southeast of Calhoun near the|intersection of Hwy 53 and Foster Lusk Road. The tornado|uprooted a few small trees and continued ESE crossing|HWY53 destroying a pole barn on the south side of Hwy53 just past|Plainview Road. Debris from the barn was scattered approximately|150 yards to the east and a few trees were snapped in the area. |The tornado continued east snapping and uprooting several trees|along Erwin Road SE, including one on a home. A barn along Erwin|Road SE lost its roof and one of the walls was blown out as well.|The tornado continued ESE into a neighborhood along Rosewood Dr|where several trees where snapped and numerous branches were|scattered around. The tornado weakened as it crossed Er