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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

November 19, 2003Franklin County, Stephens County, Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Nov 19, 2003, 3:42 AM EST for Franklin County, Stephens County, Georgia. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Nov 19, 2003, 3:42 AM EST (08:42 UTC)
Expired
Nov 19, 2003, 4:30 AM EST
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Franklin County, GA, Stephens County, GA

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 19, 2:20 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 165 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 2003-11-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 57 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 2003-11-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 298 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
57 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
754 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
298 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
336 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

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

000 
WFUS52 KGSP 190842
TORGSP
GAC119-257-190930-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
343 AM EST WED NOV 19 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  STEPHENS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 430 AM EST.

* AT 342 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A
  THUNDERSTORM WITH A DEVELOPING TORNADO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  CARNESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  EASTANOLEE AT 345 AM EST.
  AVALON AT 350 AM EST.
  LAVONIA AT 355 AM EST.
  WHITWORTH AT 400 AM EST.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IN A HOME OR
BUSINESS IS AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY
FROM DOORS AND WINDOWS.

TORNADOES WHICH OCCUR AFTER DARK ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. GET TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY NOW STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND WINDOWS...GET OUT OF
MOBILE HOMES AND CARS. IF DAMAGE OCCURS NEAR YOU...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
WALK AROUND IN THE DARK. THERE MAY BE DOWNED POWER LINES.

LAT...LON 3462 8321 3450 8307 3437 8310 3425 8311
          3425 8333 3433 8339 3445 8339 3449 8342

$$
JONES

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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.