Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 105, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Aug 26, 2008, 6:02 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 58 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
- Aug 26, 2008, 6:02 PM EDT (22:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2008, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Greene County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Wilkes County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 6:55 PM EDT | TORNADO 0 | 3 Nw Tignall, GA | TORNADO TRAVELED ALONG A 5 MI PATH FROM THE INTERSECTION OF BUNCH RD AND MALLORYSVILLE RD /3NW TIGNALL/ TO HENRY HILL RD /3NE NORMAN/. A SWATH OF TREES WERE DOWNED ALONG THE ENTIRE TRACK. A MOBILE HOME WAS BLOWN 6 FEET OFF ITS FOUNDATION ALONG BOYD RD. ANOTHER |
| Aug 26, 6:55 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Sw Norman, GA | POSSIBLE TORNADO KNOCKED DOWN SEVERAL TREES. ROTATION ON THE GROUND WITNESSED BY DEPUTIES. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 10:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 825 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 459 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 348 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 373 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 13.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KFFC 262202
TORFFC
GAC133-221-265-317-262300-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0105.080826T2202Z-080826T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
602 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHWESTERN TALIAFERRO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHWESTERN WILKES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
EASTERN OGLETHORPE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT
* AT 558 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR UNION
POINT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 32 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PRATHER AND TIGNALL.
IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...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 700 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN 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 3358 8302 3371 8322 3402 8291 3399 8287
3399 8283 3398 8281 3399 8265 3396 8263
3393 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 219DEG 28KT 3367 8307
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KFFC 262220
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
620 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
GAC133-265-262229-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0105.000000T0000Z-080826T2300Z/
TALIAFERRO GA-GREENE GA-
619 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GREENE AND NORTHWESTERN
TALIAFERRO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADO HAS MOVED OUT OF THESE COUNTIES...THEREFORE THE WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3367 8292 3373 8295 3369 8301 3371 8305
3370 8311 3373 8320 3402 8291 3399 8287
3398 8281 3399 8265 3397 8264 3396 8263
3393 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 219DEG 28KT 3377 8297
$$
GAC221-317-262300-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0105.000000T0000Z-080826T2300Z/
WILKES GA-OGLETHORPE GA-
619 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
OGLETHORPE AND NORTHWESTERN WILKES COUNTIES...
AT 615 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PHILOMATH...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 32 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
RAYLE...PRATHER...VESTA...TIGNALL AND NORMAN. THE TORNADO WILL
TRAVEL ALONG OR JUST SOUTH OF THE OGLETHORPE WILKES COUNTY LINE...
PASSING JUST NORTH OF RAYLE. IT WILL CROSS HIGHWAY 78 AND WILL
TRAVEL VERY NEAR THE JACKSONS CROSSROADS AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THESE
LOCATIONS...TAKE SHELTER NOW
IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...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 700 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN 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 3367 8292 3373 8295 3369 8301 3371 8305
3370 8311 3373 8320 3402 8291 3399 8287
3398 8281 3399 8265 3397 8264 3396 8263
3393 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 219DEG 28KT 3377 8297
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 262242
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
642 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
GAC221-317-262300-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0105.000000T0000Z-080826T2300Z/
WILKES GA-OGLETHORPE GA-
641 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL OGLETHORPE AND NORTHWESTERN WILKES COUNTIES...
AT 638 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
PRATHER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 27 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
VESTA...TIGNALL AND NORMAN. THE TORNADO WILL CONTINUE TO TRAVEL
ALONG OR JUST SOUTH OF THE OGLETHORPE WILKES COUNTY LINE...AND WILL
TRAVEL VERY NEAR THE JACKSONS CROSSROADS AREA. FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE
BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM...TAKE COVER NOW
IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE
A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3377 8282 3386 8307 3402 8291 3399 8287
3398 8281 3398 8275 3398 8274 3399 8265
3393 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 221DEG 23KT 3386 8287
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 10:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 30 min |
| Aug 25, 11:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Wilkes | 52 min |
| Aug 25, 11:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Twiggs | 49 min |
| Aug 26, 12:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Oconee, Walton | 44 min |
| Aug 26, 8:09 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 36 min |
| Aug 26, 9:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 4 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:31 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 44 min |
| Aug 26, 9:59 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Lamar | 22 min |
| Aug 26, 11:34 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crawford, Monroe | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 12:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 12:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp | 47 min |
| Aug 26, 12:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 12:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Putnam | 50 min |
| Aug 26, 1:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Oconee, Walton | 29 min |
| Aug 26, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Jackson, Madison | 30 min |
| Aug 26, 1:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Towns | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 29 min |
| Aug 26, 2:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Banks, Jackson | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:28 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hall, White | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 4:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 37 min |
| Aug 26, 4:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach | 50 min |
| Aug 26, 4:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks, Jackson | 24 min |
| Aug 26, 4:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe | 50 min |
| Aug 26, 6:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall | 37 min |
| Aug 26, 6:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 38 min |
| Aug 26, 6:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 7:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Wilkes | 15 min |
| Aug 26, 7:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Hall | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 7:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 44 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.