Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 12, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Jul 6, 2005, 5:46 PM EDT for Meriwether County, Georgia. It was in force for 44 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2005, 5:46 PM EDT (21:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2005, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Meriwether County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 6:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Durand, GA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO |
| Jul 6, 6:30 PM EDT | TORNADO | 9 Nne Greenville, GA | A WEAK F0 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN 1 MILE SOUTH OF ROCKY MOUNT AND CAUSED MODERATE TREE DAMAGE AND DAMAGED SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS. TWO HOMES RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE FROM FALLING TREES. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS 1/4 MILE LONG AND 100 YARDS WIDE. |
| Jul 6, 6:37 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Stovall, GA | FEW TREES DOWN ON ROADWAY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 1:30 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 50 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 198 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1168 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS52 KFFC 062146 TORFFC GAC199-062230- /O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0012.050706T2146Z-050706T2230Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 546 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... MERIWETHER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 630 PM EDT * AT 544 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR DURAND...OR ABOUT 11 MILES WEST OF MANCHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PRIMROSE AND GREENVILLE. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. LAT...LON 3286 8491 3283 8469 3312 8451 3322 8478 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KFFC 062158 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 557 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2005 GAC199-062230- /O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-050706T2230Z/ MERIWETHER- 557 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR MERIWETHER COUNTY... AT 555 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DURAND...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF MANCHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WARM SPRINGS...PRIMROSE...HARRIS CITY...RALEIGH...GREENVILLE... LUTHERSVILLE...GAY AND WOOSTER. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. LAT...LON 3286 8491 3283 8469 3312 8451 3322 8478 $$
000 WWUS52 KFFC 062211 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 610 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2005 GAC199-062230- /O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-050706T2230Z/ MERIWETHER- 610 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR MERIWETHER COUNTY... AT 606 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GREENVILLE...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF MANCHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GAY... LUTHERSVILLE AND WOOSTER. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. LAT...LON 3286 8491 3283 8469 3312 8451 3322 8478 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 4:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 5:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Troup | 28 min |
| Jul 6, 5:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 5:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Heard | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 5:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Stewart | 15 min |
| Jul 6, 6:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Meriwether | 23 min |
| Jul 6, 6:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Coweta | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 6:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris | 22 min |
| Jul 6, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fayette | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 7:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Fayette | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fayette | 23 min |
| Jul 6, 7:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Meriwether | 18 min |
| Jul 6, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton | 37 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.