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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 15, 1993Forsyth County, Fulton County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 1993, 8:06 PM EDT for Forsyth County, Fulton County, Georgia. It was in force for 54 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 1993, 8:06 PM EDT (00:06 UTC)
Expired
Apr 15, 1993, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Whole counties

Counties Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 92 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 00:00Z on 1993-04-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 239 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 00:00Z on 1993-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 283 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
239 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-119 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1059 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
77 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
283 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
287 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KATL 160007
TORATL
GAC117-121-160100-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
806 PM EDT THU APR 15 1993
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ATLANTA HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  900 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
 
   ...FORSYTH COUNTY...NORTHERN FULTON COUNTY
 
AT 802 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN ATLANTA SHOWED A POSSIBLE
TORNADO JUST EAST OF MARIETTA GEORGIA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN
HOUR.
 
A 758 PUBLIC REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD JUST SOUTHEAST OF MARIETTA AND A
SECURITY COMPANY REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN THE SAME LOCATION.
 
AT 8 PM CNN NETWORK REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL 4 INCHES DEEP IN
WESTERN COBB COUNTY.
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 15, 8:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHeard40 min
Apr 15, 8:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Hall, Lumpkin66 min
Apr 15, 9:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHall50 min
Apr 15, 10:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHabersham, White68 min
Apr 15, 10:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCRabun68 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.