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Tornado Warning 95, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Dec 28, 2005, 4:41 PM EST for Dodge County, Pulaski County, Wilcox County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 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
- Dec 28, 2005, 4:41 PM EST (21:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2005, 5:15 PM EST
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Dodge County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Wilcox County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 1:40 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 623 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS52 KFFC 282141 TORFFC GAC091-235-315-282215- /O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0095.051228T2141Z-051228T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 441 PM EST WED DEC 28 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... DODGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA WILCOX COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 515 PM EST * AT 439 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PINEVIEW... OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF HAWKINSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PLAINFIELD...EASTMAN AND CHESTER. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN 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 3209 8357 3195 8344 3221 8301 3242 8314 $$ TDP
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS52 KFFC 282156 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 454 PM EST WED DEC 28 2005 GAC235-315-282204- /O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0095.000000T0000Z-051228T2215Z/ WILCOX GA-PULASKI GA- 454 PM EST WED DEC 28 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR PULASKI AND WILCOX COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA. IF YOU SAW WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING... PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. LAT...LON 3213 8335 3203 8329 3209 8296 3228 8305 $$ GAC091-282215- /O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0095.000000T0000Z-051228T2215Z/ DODGE GA- 454 PM EST WED DEC 28 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EST FOR CENTRAL DODGE COUNTY... AT 454 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF NEW ERA...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EASTMAN...MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW ERA...EASTMAN AND CHAUNCEY. ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR YONKERS IN NORTHERN DODGE COUNTY AND IS CAPABLE OF HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. YONKERS AND CHESTER ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN 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 3213 8335 3203 8329 3209 8296 3228 8305 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 1:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Madison | 20 min |
| Dec 28, 1:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 31 min |
| Dec 28, 1:42 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Marion | 18 min |
| Dec 28, 1:53 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Taylor | 37 min |
| Dec 28, 2:01 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 29 min |
| Dec 28, 2:17 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crawford, Macon, Peach | 28 min |
| Dec 28, 2:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart | 32 min |
| Dec 28, 2:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Houston, Peach, Twiggs | 30 min |
| Dec 28, 2:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Sumter, Webster | 26 min |
| Dec 28, 2:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly | 46 min |
| Dec 28, 3:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Pulaski | 30 min |
| Dec 28, 3:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Schley | 27 min |
| Dec 28, 3:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Laurens | 33 min |
| Dec 28, 3:14 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Sumter | 31 min |
| Dec 28, 3:16 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dooly, Pulaski | 29 min |
| Dec 28, 3:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Peach, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 24 min |
| Dec 28, 3:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jones, Monroe | 34 min |
| Dec 28, 3:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Schley, Sumter | 27 min |
| Dec 28, 3:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 50 min |
| Dec 28, 3:42 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski | 33 min |
| Dec 28, 3:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington | 46 min |
| Dec 28, 3:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Newton | 27 min |
| Dec 28, 3:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jones, Monroe | 37 min |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Wilcox | 30 min |
| Dec 28, 4:10 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski | 35 min |
| Dec 28, 4:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens | 34 min |
| Dec 28, 4:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Troup | 31 min |
| Dec 28, 4:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart | 24 min |
| Dec 28, 4:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Pulaski | 34 min |
| Dec 28, 4:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilcox | 33 min |
| Dec 28, 4:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Talbot | 32 min |
| Dec 28, 4:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Washington, Wilkinson | 31 min |
| Dec 28, 4:31 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Johnson | 29 min |
| Dec 28, 4:38 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Laurens | 37 min |
| Dec 28, 4:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Upson | 35 min |
| Dec 28, 4:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Troup | 45 min |
| Dec 28, 4:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 33 min |
| Dec 28, 5:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Treutlen | 34 min |
| Dec 28, 5:13 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens | 47 min |
| Dec 28, 5:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 16 min |
| Dec 28, 5:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 30 min |
| Dec 28, 5:53 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Treutlen | 23 min |
| Dec 28, 5:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jones | 31 min |
| Dec 28, 6:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 26 min |
| Dec 28, 6:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 34 min |
| Dec 28, 6:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin | 28 min |
| Dec 28, 6:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Taylor | 31 min |
| Dec 28, 6:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 48 min |
| Dec 28, 6:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pickens | 51 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.