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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 28, 1990Washington County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 1990, 5:39 PM EDT for Washington County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 1990, 5:39 PM EDT (21:39 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 1990, 6:15 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Whole counties

County Washington County, GA

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 28, 5:45 PM EDTThunderstorm Wind 0Washington, GA

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.

The nearest sounding before it

Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 119 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Athens Municipal, GA at 12:00Z on 1990-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Athens Municipal, GA at 12:00Z on 1990-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 157 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
653 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KAGS 282140
TORAGS
GAC303-282215-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUGUSTA GA
539 PM EDT SAT APR 28 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUGUSTA HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  615 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
 
   ...WASHINGTON COUNTY
 
A TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON THE GROUND ON HIGHWAY 24 ABOUT 3 MILES WEST
OF SANDERSVILLE GEORGIA. THE TORNADO IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT.  GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY.  AVOID WINDOWS.
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION.  ACT QUICKLY.  IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF
AVAILABLE.  OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR POSSIBLE.  AVOID WINDOWS.  ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES
FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 1:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll41 min
Apr 28, 1:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDouglas, Paulding43 min
Apr 28, 1:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGordon, Murray40 min
Apr 28, 1:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFulton47 min
Apr 28, 1:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer40 min
Apr 28, 1:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCherokee53 min
Apr 28, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Fayette53 min
Apr 28, 2:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta51 min
Apr 28, 2:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTroup47 min
Apr 28, 2:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Fulton43 min
Apr 28, 2:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMeriwether54 min
Apr 28, 2:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Lumpkin67 min
Apr 28, 2:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCUnion67 min
Apr 28, 2:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton43 min
Apr 28, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDeKalb, Gwinnett52 min
Apr 28, 3:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTowns, White59 min
Apr 28, 3:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHall59 min
Apr 28, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Henry, Spalding52 min
Apr 28, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFayette52 min
Apr 28, 3:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBarrow, Clarke, Jackson, Oconee, Walton63 min
Apr 28, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Peach66 min
Apr 28, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Madison, Oglethorpe61 min
Apr 28, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMorgan61 min
Apr 28, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHabersham61 min
Apr 28, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCPike54 min
Apr 28, 4:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLamar, Upson45 min
Apr 28, 4:00 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCMadison60 min
Apr 28, 4:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTwiggs41 min
Apr 28, 4:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFranklin, Stephens2 hr
Apr 28, 4:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCElbert, Hart2 hr
Apr 28, 4:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMonroe41 min
Apr 28, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWilkinson45 min
Apr 28, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe62 min
Apr 28, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWashington60 min
Apr 28, 5:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHouston44 min
Apr 28, 5:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTwiggs, Wilkinson67 min
Apr 28, 5:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley41 min
Apr 28, 6:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCPulaski60 min
Apr 28, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens45 min
Apr 28, 7:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBurke, Jefferson55 min
Apr 28, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens62 min
Apr 28, 7:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTreutlen64 min

Nearby

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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.