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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 29, 2005Carroll County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Aug 29, 2005, 4:23 PM EDT for Carroll County, Georgia. It was in force for 37 min. 5 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
Aug 29, 2005, 4:23 PM EDT (20:23 UTC)
Expired
Aug 29, 2005, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Carroll County, GA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 29, 4:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGRoopville, GAPOSSIBLE TORNADO ON HWY 27 NEAR ROOPVILLE. NUMEROUS HOMES AND CHICKEN HOUSES DESTROYED. TWO PEOPLE TRAPPED.
Aug 29, 4:25 PM EDTTORNADO2 Ne Roopville, GA*** 1 FATAL, 3 INJ *** F2/ TORNADO TRAVELED FROM SOUTHERN BORDER TO 2 MILES EAST OF ROOPVILLE THEN 2 MILES NORTH OF ROOPVILLE. TOTAL PATH LENGHT 9.5 MILES. TORNADO WIDTH UP TO 200 YARDS. MAJOR DAMAGE TO HOMES AND 8 CHICKEN COOPS.
Aug 29, 4:25 PM EDTTORNADO3 N Centralhatchee, GAF2 OCCURRED IN EXTREME NORTHERN HEARD COUNTY TOUCHING DOWN 1/4 MILE SOUTH OF THE COMMUNITY OF GLENLOCH. THIS CAUSED INTERMITTENT DAMAGE ALONG A PATH THAT EXTENDED NORTH INTO CARROLL COUNTY. THE TORNADO TRAVELED ON A PATH THAT TOOK IT 2 MILES EAST OF ROOPVILLE
Aug 29, 4:30 PM EDTTORNADO3 Se Roopville, GA*** 1 FATAL *** F2 TORNADO. CONTINUATION OF F2 TORNADO THAT BEGAN 1/4 MILE SOUTH OF GLENLOCH IN NORTHERN HEARD COUNTY. OVERALL DAMAGE PATH WAS 5.5 MILES LONG AND 200 YARDS WIDE. TORNADO CONTINUED TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROOPVILLE. AT LEAST FOUR ADDITIONAL LARG
Aug 29, 4:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 S Carrollton, GAPOSSIBLE TORNADO ON HWY 27 SOUTH OF CARROLLTON.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 60 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 12:00Z on 2005-08-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 310 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2005-08-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 125 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
310 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
688 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS52 KFFC 292023
TORFFC
GAC045-292100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0031.050829T2023Z-050829T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
423 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 420 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF CLEM...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTH OF CARROLLTON...MOVING
  NORTH AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO JOHN
  TANNER STATE PARK AND BURWELL.

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 3339 8519 3340 8499 3366 8501 3363 8526

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS52 KFFC 292038
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
437 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005

GAC045-292100-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-050829T2100Z/
CARROLL-
437 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR CARROLL COUNTY...

AT 436 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A DEVELOPING TORNADO.  THE ROTATION WITH THIS STORM WAS 
LOCATED NEAR CARROLLTON...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.  THE ROTATION HAS 
WEAKENED BUT IS STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A BRIEF TORNADO.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BURWELL
AND MOUNT ZION.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
100 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN 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 3339 8519 3340 8499 3366 8501 3363 8526

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 29, 4:27 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCHarris18 min
Aug 29, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens40 min
Aug 29, 4:40 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCGwinnett, Rockdale35 min
Aug 29, 4:49 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCHaralson41 min
Aug 29, 5:09 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCJasper36 min
Aug 29, 5:09 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCJasper36 min
Aug 29, 5:13 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCForsyth, Gwinnett38 min
Aug 29, 5:18 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCMorgan27 min
Aug 29, 5:30 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCPolk30 min
Aug 29, 5:30 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCPolk30 min
Aug 29, 5:36 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCFloyd39 min
Aug 29, 5:42 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCGordon18 min
Aug 29, 5:44 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCMorgan31 min
Aug 29, 6:02 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCChattooga43 min
Aug 29, 6:15 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCFloyd45 min
Aug 29, 6:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCOconee28 min
Aug 29, 6:20 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCPickens40 min
Aug 29, 6:24 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCDawson36 min
Aug 29, 6:27 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCTaylor18 min
Aug 29, 6:29 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCHenry31 min
Aug 29, 6:36 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCCrawford, Upson24 min
Aug 29, 6:42 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCLumpkin33 min
Aug 29, 6:42 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCJasper33 min
Aug 29, 6:47 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCGilmer28 min
Aug 29, 6:48 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCChattooga27 min
Aug 29, 6:52 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCDeKalb, Rockdale38 min
Aug 29, 6:54 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBarrow, Jackson36 min
Aug 29, 6:58 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCFulton3 hr
Aug 29, 7:04 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCNewton26 min
Aug 29, 7:08 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCLamar, Upson37 min
Aug 29, 7:09 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCCrawford, Peach36 min
Aug 29, 7:13 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDawson, Lumpkin6 hr
Aug 29, 7:15 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCFannin30 min
Aug 29, 7:19 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCGwinnett26 min
Aug 29, 7:21 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBanks39 min
Aug 29, 7:24 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCWhite36 min
Aug 29, 7:24 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCWalton36 min
Aug 29, 7:33 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBibb, Monroe57 min
Aug 29, 7:41 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCFulton34 min
Aug 29, 7:46 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCFannin44 min
Aug 29, 7:49 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCPeach26 min
Aug 29, 7:57 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBarrow, Walton33 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.