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Tornado Warning 44, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 16, 1998Chattooga County, Floyd County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 16, 1998, 11:33 PM EDT for Chattooga County, Floyd County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 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 16, 1998, 11:33 PM EDT (03:33 UTC)
Expired
Apr 17, 1998, 12:05 AM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Whole counties

Counties Chattooga County, GA, Floyd County, GA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 17, 12:00 AM EDTThunderstorm WindRome, GAThe Floyd county EMA reported power lines were downed by trees felled by thunderstorm winds. A police office in Lindale reported a funnel cloud.

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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 16, 10:15 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 132 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 1998-04-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1217 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 1998-04-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 280 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1217 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
573 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
280 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
368 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
3.0
Supercell composite
10.6

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The text

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

629 
WFUS1 KATL 170334 RRA
TORATL
GAC055-115-170405-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1133 PM EDT THU APR 16 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CHATTOOGA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA
  FLOYD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA

* UNTIL 1205 AM EDT

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO ARE...
    CHATTOOGAVILLE              AROUND 1135 PM EDT
    COOSA                       AROUND 1135 PM EDT
    CAVE SPRING                 AROUND 1135 PM EDT
    MENLO                       AROUND 1140 PM EDT
    HOLLAND                     AROUND 1140 PM EDT
    LYERLY                      AROUND 1140 PM EDT
    BERRYTON                    AROUND 1140 PM EDT
    SUMMERVILLE                 AROUND 1145 PM EDT
    ROME                        AROUND 1145 PM EDT
    TRION                       AROUND 1150 PM EDT

* AT 1130 PM EDT...  15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHATTOOGAVILLE... A
  TORNADO WAS INDICATED BY DOPPLER RADAR... MOVING NORTHEAST 60 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...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS
A CLOSET OR BATHROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. AVOID WINDOWS. USE
BLANKETS...PILLOWS...OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. IF YOU
EXPERIENCE STORM DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES OR TREES...OR HAIL THE
SIZE OF DIMES OR LARGER...PLEASE REPORT IT BY CALLING THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 770-486-8535.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 10:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDade33 min
Apr 16, 11:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Walker32 min
Apr 16, 11:20 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCCatoosa, Walker35 min
Apr 16, 11:57 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCFloyd18 min
Apr 17, 12:13 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCBartow47 min
Apr 17, 12:41 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCCherokee, Pickens49 min
Apr 17, 12:53 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Union32 min
Apr 17, 1:04 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCDawson, Lumpkin51 min
Apr 17, 1:24 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGordon, Pickens46 min
Apr 17, 1:32 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHall33 min
Apr 17, 1:54 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Lumpkin31 min
Apr 17, 2:07 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHall, White48 min
Apr 17, 3:02 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCCherokee, Pickens33 min
Apr 17, 3:22 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCLumpkin, White4 hr
Apr 17, 3:22 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDawson4 hr
Apr 17, 5:16 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCherokee, Forsyth34 min
Apr 17, 7:25 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMarion, Schley35 min
Apr 17, 7:49 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMacon36 min
Apr 17, 7:59 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCSchley21 min
Apr 17, 8:20 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHouston, Peach35 min
Apr 17, 8:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Twiggs36 min
Apr 17, 8:47 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWilkinson33 min
Apr 17, 4:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMarion32 min
Apr 17, 5:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Jones34 min
Apr 17, 5:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMacon, Marion, Schley48 min
Apr 17, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHouston, Macon34 min
Apr 17, 6:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Crawford33 min
Apr 17, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCSchley36 min
Apr 17, 6:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Twiggs45 min
Apr 17, 7:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWilkinson35 min
Apr 17, 7:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWashington49 min
Apr 17, 7:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWilkinson18 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.