Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 30, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Mar 15, 2008, 2:58 PM EDT for Barrow County, Jackson County, Georgia. It was in force for 47 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
- Mar 15, 2008, 2:58 PM EDT (18:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2008, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Barrow County, GA, Jackson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 3:30 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 3 W Jefferson, GA | |
| Mar 15, 3:30 PM EDT | HAIL 2.5 | Nicholson, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 11:02 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -342 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1103 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 459 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 151859
TORFFC
GAC013-157-151945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0030.080315T1858Z-080315T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
258 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BARROW COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 345 PM EDT
* AT 257 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES WEST OF
THOMPSONS MILL...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
AUBURN...HOSCHTON...WINDER...JEFFERSON...STATHAM AND ARCADE.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
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 8338 3403 8340 3400 8348 3401 8350
3398 8351 3395 8357 3401 8386 3411 8384
3419 8375 3415 8335 3412 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 280DEG 40KT 3412 8398
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KFFC 151927
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
327 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008
GAC013-157-151945-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080315T1945Z/
BARROW GA-JACKSON GA-
327 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
JACKSON AND NORTHERN BARROW COUNTIES...
AT 325 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ARCADE...MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
NICHOLSON AND CENTER.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3410 8338 3403 8340 3400 8348 3401 8350
3398 8351 3395 8357 3401 8386 3411 8384
3419 8375 3415 8335 3412 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 267DEG 71KT 3408 8351
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 151929
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
329 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008
GAC013-157-151945-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080315T1945Z/
BARROW GA-JACKSON GA-
329 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
JACKSON AND NORTHERN BARROW COUNTIES...
AT 325 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ARCADE...MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
NICHOLSON AND CENTER.
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 SATURDAY EVENING
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 8338 3403 8340 3400 8348 3401 8350
3398 8351 3395 8357 3401 8386 3411 8384
3419 8375 3415 8335 3412 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 267DEG 71KT 3408 8346
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 9:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 36 min |
| Mar 14, 9:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Fulton | 30 min |
| Mar 14, 9:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 24 min |
| Mar 14, 9:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 23 min |
| Mar 14, 9:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 27 min |
| Mar 14, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 45 min |
| Mar 14, 10:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Paulding | 35 min |
| Mar 14, 10:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 33 min |
| Mar 14, 10:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Douglas, Fulton | 45 min |
| Mar 14, 10:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Newton | 42 min |
| Mar 14, 10:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Henry | 55 min |
| Mar 14, 11:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Putnam | 27 min |
| Mar 14, 11:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Putnam | 46 min |
| Mar 14, 11:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 40 min |
| Mar 14, 11:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry | 50 min |
| Mar 15, 12:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Morgan, Walton | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 4:05 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga and 37 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 15, 5:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Heard | 50 min |
| Mar 15, 5:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton and 1 more | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 6:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Spalding | 44 min |
| Mar 15, 6:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Rockdale and 1 more | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 6:46 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett, Rockdale, Walton | 13 min |
| Mar 15, 11:58 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Paulding, Polk | 47 min |
| Mar 15, 12:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 26 min |
| Mar 15, 12:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Union | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 12:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 12:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 23 min |
| Mar 15, 12:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow | 25 min |
| Mar 15, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth | 35 min |
| Mar 15, 1:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Pickens | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 1:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Jackson | 41 min |
| Mar 15, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Paulding | 29 min |
| Mar 15, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 2:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall, Jackson | 45 min |
| Mar 15, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 24 min |
| Mar 15, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 2:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks, Madison | 37 min |
| Mar 15, 2:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth, Fulton | 35 min |
| Mar 15, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall, Jackson | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens | 47 min |
| Mar 15, 2:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Hall | 47 min |
| Mar 15, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Gordon, Pickens | 45 min |
| Mar 15, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Paulding, Polk | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Jackson | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Lumpkin, Union | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Lumpkin, Pickens | 41 min |
| Mar 15, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Paulding | 51 min |
| Mar 15, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 3:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Towns, Union | 23 min |
| Mar 15, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | White | 23 min |
| Mar 15, 3:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 38 min |
| Mar 15, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll | 34 min |
| Mar 15, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett | 59 min |
| Mar 15, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall | 44 min |
| Mar 15, 3:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 35 min |
| Mar 15, 4:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall, Jackson | 25 min |
| Mar 15, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Oconee | 25 min |
| Mar 15, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton | 23 min |
| Mar 15, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Rockdale, Walton | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Fulton | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Morgan, Newton, Walton | 45 min |
| Mar 15, 4:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett | 26 min |
| Mar 15, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Henry, Newton, Rockdale | 79 min |
| Mar 15, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 34 min |
| Mar 15, 4:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hall, Jackson | 45 min |
| Mar 15, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 4:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Newton, Walton | 37 min |
| Mar 15, 4:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Oconee | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Newton | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 4:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Morgan | 24 min |
| Mar 15, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 62 min |
| Mar 15, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fayette, Fulton | 28 min |
| Mar 15, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Putnam | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 5:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Madison | 26 min |
| Mar 15, 5:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 18 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.