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Tornado Warning 59, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at May 11, 2008, 4:14 AM EDT for Meriwether County, Troup County, Georgia. It was in force for 46 min. 4 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
- May 11, 2008, 4:14 AM EDT (08:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2008, 5:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Meriwether County, GA, Troup County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 4:15 AM EDT | TORNADO 2 | 4 S Hogansville, GA | TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR 1112 PERKINS RD WHERE IT DAMAGED A HOUSE AND TOSSED TWO PICKUP TRUCKS...ONE 40 FT AND THE OTHER 60 FT. AT 1117 PERKINS RD AND ALONG DUCHESNE LANE...1 HOME HAD THE ROOF COMPLETELY LIFTED OFF AND A CINDER BLOCK OUTBUILDING WAS DESTROYED |
| May 11, 4:20 AM EDT | TORNADO 2 | 10 Nw Greenville, GA | THIS TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN IN TROUP COUNTY AND TRACKED INTO NW MERIWETHER COUNTY. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED AND 1 SHED WAS DESTROYED. WIND DAMAGE WAS ALSO NOTED TO A FEW HOMES FROM THE SAINT MARKS AREA TO US 27 ACROSS NORTHERN PART OF C |
| May 11, 4:20 AM EDT | TORNADO 2 | 4 Sse Hogansville, GA | TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR 1112 PERKINS RD WHERE IT DAMAGED A HOUSE AND TOSSED TWO PICKUP TRUCKS...ONE 40 FT AND THE OTHER 60 FT. AT 1117 PERKINS RD AND ALONG DUCHESNE LANE...1 HOME HAD THE ROOF COMPLETELY LIFTED OFF AND A CINDER BLOCK OUTBUILDING WAS DESTROYED |
| May 11, 4:22 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Saint Marks, GA | POSSIBLE TORNADO KNOCKED DOWN SEVERAL TREES AND DAMAGED HOMES FROM THE SAINT MARKS AREA TO US 27 ACROSS NORTHERN PART OF COUNTY. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 10:06 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 11, 2:37 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 31 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
- 1834 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 852 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 226 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.1
- Supercell composite
- 11.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KFFC 110814
TORFFC
GAC199-285-110900-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0059.080511T0814Z-080511T0900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
414 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN MERIWETHER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHEASTERN TROUP COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 500 AM EDT
* AT 413 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR SAINT
MARKS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LUTHERSVILLE.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
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 3313 8498 3323 8474 3322 8473 3322 8451
3321 8449 3314 8451 3305 8493
TIME...MOT...LOC 0814Z 248DEG 30KT 3311 8490
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KFFC 110826
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
425 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
GAC285-110835-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080511T0900Z/
TROUP GA-
425 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TROUP COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
RADAR INDICATED THE ROTATION HAD MOVED NORTHEAST INTO MERIWETHER
COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING
FOR GEORGIA.
IF YOU SAW WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3307 8486 3318 8486 3322 8477 3323 8474
3322 8473 3322 8451 3321 8449 3314 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 0825Z 250DEG 29KT 3313 8481
$$
GAC199-110900-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080511T0900Z/
MERIWETHER GA-
425 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT FOR NORTHERN
MERIWETHER COUNTY...
AT 422 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SAINT MARKS...
MOVING EAST AT 33 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LUTHERSVILLE...WOOSTER AND ALVATON.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
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 3307 8486 3318 8486 3322 8477 3323 8474
3322 8473 3322 8451 3321 8449 3314 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 0825Z 250DEG 29KT 3313 8481
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 110832
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
431 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
GAC199-110900-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080511T0900Z/
MERIWETHER GA-
431 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT FOR NORTHERN
MERIWETHER COUNTY...
AT 427 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SAINT
MARKS...MOVING EAST AT 33 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LUTHERSVILLE...WOOSTER AND ALVATON.
THIS STORM EARLIER DAMAGED HOMES NEAR LA GRANGE.
TAKE COVER NOW TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3316 8484 3322 8477 3323 8474 3322 8473
3322 8451 3321 8449 3314 8451 3309 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 0831Z 252DEG 29KT 3314 8475
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 110852
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
451 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
GAC199-110901-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080511T0900Z/
MERIWETHER GA-
451 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN MERIWETHER COUNTY EXPIRES AT 500
AM EDT...
RADAR INDICATED THAT THE ROTATION HAD WEAKENED...AND A TORNADO IS NO
LONGER EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM. THUS...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE.
HOWEVER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR 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 3316 8484 3322 8477 3323 8474 3322 8473
3322 8451 3321 8449 3314 8451 3309 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 0851Z 252DEG 29KT 3318 8456
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 31 min |
| May 10, 9:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 44 min |
| May 10, 9:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 31 min |
| May 10, 10:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair | 51 min |
| May 10, 10:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler | 43 min |
| May 11, 2:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Douglas, Fulton | 41 min |
| May 11, 2:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton | 38 min |
| May 11, 2:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 42 min |
| May 11, 2:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | White | 25 min |
| May 11, 3:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Morgan, Oconee, Walton | 39 min |
| May 11, 3:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Troup | 53 min |
| May 11, 3:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 43 min |
| May 11, 3:33 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Troup | 42 min |
| May 11, 4:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Talbot, Upson | 44 min |
| May 11, 4:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll | 36 min |
| May 11, 4:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Fulton | 54 min |
| May 11, 4:25 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Fulton | 50 min |
| May 11, 4:31 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 35 hr |
| May 11, 4:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Henry, Rockdale | 46 min |
| May 11, 4:52 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton, Henry | 53 min |
| May 11, 5:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Upson | 42 min |
| May 11, 5:12 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Lamar, Pike, Upson | 33 min |
| May 11, 5:22 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 38 min |
| May 11, 5:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 37 min |
| May 11, 5:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Monroe, Upson | 23 min |
| May 11, 5:37 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Monroe | 38 min |
| May 11, 5:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 55 min |
| May 11, 5:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Schley | 38 min |
| May 11, 5:54 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bibb, Twiggs | 36 min |
| May 11, 5:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Putnam | 62 min |
| May 11, 6:10 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 35 min |
| May 11, 6:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach, Pulaski and 1 more | 48 min |
| May 11, 6:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Treutlen | 49 min |
| May 11, 6:32 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson | 43 min |
| May 11, 6:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 39 min |
| May 11, 6:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 51 min |
| May 11, 6:43 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 47 min |
| May 11, 6:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler | 57 min |
| May 11, 6:52 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 38 min |
| May 11, 6:56 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Laurens, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen, Wheeler | 47 min |
| May 11, 7:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 50 min |
| May 11, 7:18 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp, Sumter | 57 min |
| May 11, 7:54 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 36 min |
| May 11, 8:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair | 23 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.