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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Jan 2, 2006, 7:00 PM EST for Baldwin County, Washington County, Georgia. It was in force for 45 min. 2 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
- Jan 2, 2006, 7:00 PM EST (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2006, 7:45 PM EST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Baldwin County, GA, Washington County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 7:30 PM EST | HAIL 0.88 | Milledgeville, GA | |
| Jan 2, 7:40 PM EST | HAIL 1 | Sandersville, GA |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 6:58 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 736 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1416 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS52 KFFC 030000 TORFFC GAC009-303-030045- /O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0012.060103T0000Z-060103T0045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 700 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... BALDWIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 745 PM EST * AT 655 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HARDWICK... OR ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF MILLEDGEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TENNILLE AND SANDERSVILLE. 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 1000 PM EST MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EST TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN 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 3315 8336 3298 8342 3277 8271 3300 8263 $$ TDP
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS62 KFFC 030014 WCNFFC WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 10/12 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 714 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 GAC011-013-015-045-057-059-063-067-077-089-097-113-117-121-135- 139-143-149-151-157-199-217-219-223-231-233-247-255-285-297- 030115- /O.CAN.KFFC.TO.A.0010.000000T0000Z-060103T0300Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 10 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS CANCELS 30 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA BARROW CHEROKEE CLAYTON COBB DEKALB DOUGLAS FAYETTE FORSYTH FULTON GWINNETT HALL HENRY NEWTON ROCKDALE WALTON IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA BANKS CLARKE JACKSON OCONEE IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA BARTOW CARROLL HARALSON PAULDING POLK IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA COWETA HEARD MERIWETHER PIKE SPALDING TROUP THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ATLANTA...BREMEN...CARROLLTON... CARTERSVILLE...CEDARTOWN...COMMERCE...CONYERS...COVINGTON... CUMMING...DALLAS...DECATUR...DOUGLASVILLE...FRANKLIN... GAINESVILLE...GRIFFIN...HOMER...LAWRENCEVILLE...MANCHESTER... MARIETTA...MONROE...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...RIVERDALE... STOCKBRIDGE...WATKINSVILLE...WEST POINT...WINDER...WINTERVILLE... WOODSTOCK AND ZEBULON. $$ GAC021-023-035-053-079-081-093-145-153-159-169-171-193-197-207- 211-215-225-235-237-249-259-261-263-269-289-293-307-315-030300- /O.CON.KFFC.TO.A.0010.000000T0000Z-060103T0300Z/ TORNADO WATCH 10 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 29 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL GEORGIA BIBB BLECKLEY BUTTS CRAWFORD CRISP DOOLY HOUSTON JASPER JONES MONROE PEACH PULASKI PUTNAM TWIGGS WILCOX IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA MORGAN IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA CHATTAHOOCHEE HARRIS LAMAR MACON MARION MUSCOGEE SCHLEY STEWART SUMTER TALBOT TAYLOR UPSON WEBSTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...AMERICUS... BARNESVILLE...BUENA VISTA...BUTLER...COCHRAN...COLUMBUS... CORDELE...EATONTON...ELLAVILLE...FORSYTH...FORT BENNING... FORT VALLEY...GRAY...HAWKINSVILLE...JACKSON...JEFFERSONVILLE... MACON...MADISON...MONTEZUMA...MONTICELLO...PINE MOUNTAIN... PRESTON...RICHLAND...ROBERTA...TALBOTTON...THOMASTON... VIENNA AND WARNER ROBINS. $$ GAC009-107-125-133-141-163-167-175-265-283-301-303-317-319-030600- /O.CON.KFFC.TO.A.0012.000000T0000Z-060103T0600Z/ TORNADO WATCH 12 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL GEORGIA BALDWIN LAURENS WILKINSON IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA EMANUEL GLASCOCK GREENE HANCOCK JEFFERSON JOHNSON TALIAFERRO TREUTLEN WARREN WASHINGTON WILKES THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...CRAWFORDVILLE...DUBLIN...GIBSON... GREENSBORO...LOUISVILLE...MILLEDGEVILLE...SANDERSVILLE... SOPERTON...SPARTA...SWAINSBORO...TOOMSBORO...WARRENTON... WASHINGTON AND WRIGHTSVILLE. $$
000 WWUS52 KFFC 030038 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 737 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 GAC009-030047- /O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-060103T0045Z/ BALDWIN GA- 737 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BALDWIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY. ANOTHER STRONG STORM OVER SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EST TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN 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 3295 8303 3277 8295 3277 8271 3295 8264 $$ GAC303-030045- /O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-060103T0045Z/ WASHINGTON GA- 737 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY... AT 734 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OCONEE...OR ABOUT 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SANDERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TENNILLE...RIDDLEVILLE AND HARRISON. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EST TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA. IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. LAT...LON 3295 8303 3277 8295 3277 8271 3295 8264 $$
000 WWUS62 KFFC 030144 WCNFFC WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 10/12 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 844 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 GAC021-035-053-079-145-171-197-207-215-225-259-263-269-293-030245- /O.CAN.KFFC.TO.A.0010.000000T0000Z-060103T0300Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 10 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS CANCELS 14 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL GEORGIA BIBB BUTTS CRAWFORD MONROE PEACH IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA CHATTAHOOCHEE HARRIS LAMAR MARION MUSCOGEE STEWART TALBOT TAYLOR UPSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BARNESVILLE...BUENA VISTA... BUTLER...COLUMBUS...FORSYTH...FORT BENNING...FORT VALLEY... JACKSON...MACON...PINE MOUNTAIN...RICHLAND...ROBERTA... TALBOTTON AND THOMASTON. $$ GAC023-081-093-153-159-169-193-211-235-237-249-261-289-307-315- 030300- /O.CON.KFFC.TO.A.0010.000000T0000Z-060103T0300Z/ TORNADO WATCH 10 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL GEORGIA BLECKLEY CRISP DOOLY HOUSTON JASPER JONES PULASKI PUTNAM TWIGGS WILCOX IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA MORGAN IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA MACON SCHLEY SUMTER WEBSTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...AMERICUS...COCHRAN... CORDELE...EATONTON...ELLAVILLE...GRAY...HAWKINSVILLE... JEFFERSONVILLE...MADISON...MONTEZUMA...MONTICELLO...PRESTON... VIENNA AND WARNER ROBINS. $$ GAC009-107-125-133-141-163-167-175-265-283-301-303-317-319-030600- /O.CON.KFFC.TO.A.0012.000000T0000Z-060103T0600Z/ TORNADO WATCH 12 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL GEORGIA BALDWIN LAURENS WILKINSON IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA EMANUEL GLASCOCK GREENE HANCOCK JEFFERSON JOHNSON TALIAFERRO TREUTLEN WARREN WASHINGTON WILKES THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...CRAWFORDVILLE...DUBLIN...GIBSON... GREENSBORO...LOUISVILLE...MILLEDGEVILLE...SANDERSVILLE... SOPERTON...SPARTA...SWAINSBORO...TOOMSBORO...WARRENTON... WASHINGTON AND WRIGHTSVILLE. $$
000 WWUS62 KFFC 030235 WCNFFC WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 10/12 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 935 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 GAC023-081-093-153-159-169-193-211-235-237-249-261-289-307-315- 030345- /O.CAN.KFFC.TO.A.0010.000000T0000Z-060103T0300Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 10 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS CANCELS 15 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL GEORGIA BLECKLEY CRISP DOOLY HOUSTON JASPER JONES PULASKI PUTNAM TWIGGS WILCOX IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA MORGAN IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA MACON SCHLEY SUMTER WEBSTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...AMERICUS...COCHRAN... CORDELE...EATONTON...ELLAVILLE...GRAY...HAWKINSVILLE... JEFFERSONVILLE...MADISON...MONTEZUMA...MONTICELLO...PRESTON... VIENNA AND WARNER ROBINS. $$ GAC009-107-125-133-141-163-167-175-265-283-301-303-317-319-030600- /O.CON.KFFC.TO.A.0012.000000T0000Z-060103T0600Z/ TORNADO WATCH 12 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL GEORGIA BALDWIN LAURENS WILKINSON IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA EMANUEL GLASCOCK GREENE HANCOCK JEFFERSON JOHNSON TALIAFERRO TREUTLEN WARREN WASHINGTON WILKES THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...CRAWFORDVILLE...DUBLIN...GIBSON... GREENSBORO...LOUISVILLE...MILLEDGEVILLE...SANDERSVILLE... SOPERTON...SPARTA...SWAINSBORO...TOOMSBORO...WARRENTON... WASHINGTON AND WRIGHTSVILLE. $$
000 WWUS62 KFFC 030343 WCNFFC WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 12 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1043 PM EST MON JAN 2 2006 GAC009-107-125-133-141-163-167-175-265-283-301-303-317-319-030445- /O.CAN.KFFC.TO.A.0012.000000T0000Z-060103T0600Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 12 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS CANCELS 14 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL GEORGIA BALDWIN LAURENS WILKINSON IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA EMANUEL GLASCOCK GREENE HANCOCK JEFFERSON JOHNSON TALIAFERRO TREUTLEN WARREN WASHINGTON WILKES THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...CRAWFORDVILLE...DUBLIN...GIBSON... GREENSBORO...LOUISVILLE...MILLEDGEVILLE...SANDERSVILLE... SOPERTON...SPARTA...SWAINSBORO...TOOMSBORO...WARRENTON... WASHINGTON AND WRIGHTSVILLE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 7:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Wilkinson | 32 min |
| Jan 2, 7:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington | 46 min |
| Jan 2, 7:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkinson | 32 min |
| Jan 2, 8:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin | 30 min |
| Jan 2, 8:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson | 41 min |
| Jan 2, 8:29 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson | 46 min |
| Jan 2, 10:09 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin and 3 more | 5 hr |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Georgia, 2006Every tornado warning in 2006Tornadoes in 2006
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.