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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 8, 2006, 3:28 AM EDT for Paulding County, Polk County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 min. 6 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
- Apr 8, 2006, 3:28 AM EDT (07:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2006, 4:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Paulding County, GA, Polk County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 3:40 AM EDT | TORNADO 1 | Rockmart, GA | *** 1 INJ *** F1 TORNADO IN THE ROCKMART AREA. THE TORNADO WAS WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS WIDE AND TRAVELED A SHORT PATH THROUGH THE CITY. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED, INCLUDING DAMAGE TO THE ROCKMART HIGH SCHOOL. |
| Apr 8, 3:40 AM EDT | TORNADO 1 | Rockmart, GA | F1 TORNADO IN THE ROCKMART AREA. THE TORNADO WAS WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS WIDE AND TRAVELED A SHORT PATH THROUGH THE CITY. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED, INCLUDING DAMAGE TO THE ROCKMART HIGH SCHOOL. |
| Apr 8, 3:45 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Ne Dallas, GA | |
| Apr 8, 3:50 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nw Dallas, GA | SEVERAL POWERLINES DOWN ON BRASWELL MOUNTAIN ROAD. |
| Apr 8, 3:55 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | New Hope, GA | AT LEAST EIGHT HOMES WITH SHINGLE OR SIDING DAMAGE IN THE STEEPLE CHASE AREA. NUMEROUS POWERLINES DOWN ON DUE WEST...BOBO...AND BRASWELL MOUNTAIN ROAD. WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH. |
| Apr 8, 3:55 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | New Hope, GA | NUMEROUS POWERLINES DOWN ON DUE WEST AND BOBO ROADS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 9:20 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 401 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1498 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 246 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS52 KFFC 080728 TORFFC GAC223-233-080800- /O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0020.060408T0728Z-060408T0800Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 328 AM EDT SAT APR 8 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA EASTERN POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA * UNTIL 400 AM EDT * AT 325 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR FISH CREEK...OR ABOUT NEAR ROCKMART...MOVING EAST AT 80 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DALLAS AND ARAGON. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN 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 3411 8517 3392 8516 3389 8469 3408 8472 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KFFC 080738 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 336 AM EDT SAT APR 8 2006 GAC223-233-080800- /O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-060408T0800Z/ PAULDING GA-POLK GA- 336 AM EDT SAT APR 8 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT FOR POLK AND PAULDING COUNTIES... AT 335 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF BRASWELL...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROCKMART...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF A TORNADO...LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DALLAS AND NEW HOPE. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. LAT...LON 3410 8506 3393 8506 3389 8469 3408 8472 $$
000 WWUS52 KFFC 080744 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 343 AM EDT SAT APR 8 2006 GAC233-080753- /O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-060408T0800Z/ POLK GA- 343 AM EDT SAT APR 8 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR POLK COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN 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 3408 8486 3395 8487 3389 8469 3408 8472 $$ GAC223-080800- /O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-060408T0800Z/ PAULDING GA- 343 AM EDT SAT APR 8 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT FOR PAULDING COUNTY... AT 345 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS ROTATION HAS WEAKENED SOME IN THE LAST MINUTES. THE ROTATION WAS CENTERED 8 MILES NORTH OF NEW HOPE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF CARTERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE POSSIBLE TORNADO...LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. LAT...LON 3408 8486 3395 8487 3389 8469 3408 8472 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 12:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade | 45 min |
| Apr 8, 12:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 37 min |
| Apr 8, 1:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 37 min |
| Apr 8, 1:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 1:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 2:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer | 34 min |
| Apr 8, 2:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Gordon | 37 min |
| Apr 8, 2:45 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Gordon | 15 min |
| Apr 8, 2:48 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 27 min |
| Apr 8, 3:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 33 min |
| Apr 8, 3:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Lumpkin, Union | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 3:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow | 43 min |
| Apr 8, 3:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson | 35 min |
| Apr 8, 3:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 3:49 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 26 min |
| Apr 8, 4:03 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 27 min |
| Apr 8, 4:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth, Pickens | 24 min |
| Apr 8, 4:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 45 min |
| Apr 8, 4:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall, Lumpkin | 39 min |
| Apr 8, 4:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Jackson | 51 min |
| Apr 8, 4:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Walton | 33 min |
| Apr 8, 9:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Harris | 3 hr |
| Apr 8, 11:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Muscogee | 3 hr |
| Apr 8, 12:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster | 34 min |
| Apr 8, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Sumter | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 1:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pulaski, Wilcox | 26 min |
| Apr 8, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge | 36 min |
| Apr 8, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens, Telfair | 29 min |
| Apr 8, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wheeler | 24 min |
| Apr 8, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery | 27 min |
| Apr 8, 2:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Wheeler | 28 min |
| Apr 8, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Toombs | 24 min |
| Apr 8, 2:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Toombs | 32 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.