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Tornado Warning 109, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 26, 2008Hancock County, Taliaferro County, Warren County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Aug 26, 2008, 7:31 PM EDT for Hancock County, Taliaferro County, Warren County, Georgia. It was in force for 44 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
Aug 26, 2008, 7:31 PM EDT (23:31 UTC)
Expired
Aug 26, 2008, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Hancock County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Warren County, GA

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 26, 6:52 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC12 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 144 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 2008-08-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 825 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2008-08-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 348 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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The text

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

000 
WFUS52 KFFC 262331
TORFFC
GAC141-265-301-270015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0109.080826T2331Z-080827T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
731 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN TALIAFERRO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  WEST CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 728 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  SHOULDERBONE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 31 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  SPARTA AND POWELTON.

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 200 AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
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 3324 8304 3336 8315 3360 8283 3342 8268
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 230DEG 27KT 3332 8305

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS52 KFFC 262345
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
745 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

GAC141-265-301-270015-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0109.000000T0000Z-080827T0015Z/
HANCOCK GA-WARREN GA-TALIAFERRO GA-
742 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
TALIAFERRO...WEST CENTRAL WARREN AND NORTHERN HANCOCK COUNTIES...

AT 740 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF
SHOULDERBONE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 31 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
POWELTON AND SPRINGFIELD. THE TORNADO WILL PASS OVER HIGHWAY 15 EAST 
OF SHOULDERBONE...AND HIGHWAY 22 NEAR POWELTON. IT WILL ALSO CROSS 
OVER INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTHERN TALIAFERRO AND NORTHERN WARREN 
COUNTIES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...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 200 AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
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 3324 8304 3336 8315 3360 8283 3342 8268
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 230DEG 27KT 3337 8297

$$
000 
WWUS52 KFFC 270006
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
806 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

GAC141-265-301-270015-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0109.000000T0000Z-080827T0015Z/
HANCOCK GA-WARREN GA-TALIAFERRO GA-
805 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
TALIAFERRO...WEST CENTRAL WARREN AND NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTIES...

AT 802 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR POWELTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 31 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL CROSS OVER INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTHERN TALIAFERRO AND 
NORTHERN WARREN COUNTIES NEAR THE TOWN OF BARNETT. IF YOU ARE IN THE 
PATH OF THIS TORNADO...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.

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 8283 3348 8299 3349 8297 3353 8291
      3354 8291 3360 8283 3344 8270
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 227DEG 27KT 3347 8284

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 25, 10:45 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCOglethorpe, Wilkes30 min
Aug 25, 11:08 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCWilkes52 min
Aug 25, 11:56 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBibb, Houston, Twiggs49 min
Aug 26, 12:01 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCBarrow, Gwinnett, Oconee, Walton44 min
Aug 26, 8:09 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCCobb, DeKalb, Fulton36 min
Aug 26, 9:21 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCobb4 hr
Aug 26, 9:31 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCTalbot, Taylor, Upson44 min
Aug 26, 9:59 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCLamar22 min
Aug 26, 11:34 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCCrawford, Monroe41 min
Aug 26, 12:04 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCJasper, Jones41 min
Aug 26, 12:28 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCCrisp47 min
Aug 26, 12:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCLumpkin, White6 hr
Aug 26, 12:40 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCJasper, Morgan, Putnam50 min
Aug 26, 1:16 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCOconee, Walton29 min
Aug 26, 1:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClarke, Jackson, Madison30 min
Aug 26, 1:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCTowns6 hr
Aug 26, 2:01 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCClarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe29 min
Aug 26, 2:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCBanks, Jackson6 hr
Aug 26, 3:16 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCNewton, Rockdale6 hr
Aug 26, 3:28 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton6 hr
Aug 26, 3:49 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCHall, White41 min
Aug 26, 4:08 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBarrow, Jackson37 min
Aug 26, 4:10 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCDooly, Houston, Macon, Peach50 min
Aug 26, 4:36 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBanks, Jackson24 min
Aug 26, 4:55 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCGreene, Oglethorpe50 min
Aug 26, 6:02 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCGreene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes58 min
Aug 26, 6:08 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBanks, Hall37 min
Aug 26, 6:24 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBaldwin, Jones38 min
Aug 26, 6:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCLumpkin, White6 hr
Aug 26, 7:00 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCWilkes15 min
Aug 26, 7:15 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningFFCHall6 hr

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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.