Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 60, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at May 11, 2008, 4:25 AM EDT for Carroll County, Douglas County, Fulton County, Georgia. It was in force for 50 min. 7 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, 4:25 AM EDT (08:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2008, 5:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Carroll County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fulton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 4:25 AM EDT | TORNADO 2 | 7 E Carrollton, GA | THE SECOND OF TWO BRIEF TORNADOES OCCURRED IN THE DIAMOND COURT SUBDIVISION OFF CROSS PLAINS HULETT ROAD. TWO HOMES WERE SIGNFICANTLY DAMAGED...ONE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. SEVERAL HOMES RECEIVED MINOR TO MODERATE ROOF DAMAGE. THE PATH LENGTH AND WIDTH WERE APPRO |
| May 11, 4:30 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Fairplay, GA | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES ARE DOWN IN FAIRPLAY. SEVERAL HOMES HAVE RECEIVED DAMAGE FROM WINDS AND TREES FALLING ON THEM. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| May 11, 4:50 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Fairburn, GA | POSSIBLE TORNADO KNOCKED DOWN SEVERAL TREES AND DAMAGED STRUCTURES NEAR SOUTH FULTON PARKWAY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FAIRBURN. |
| May 11, 4:50 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 N Fairburn, GA | SEVERAL TREES AND DAMAGED STRUCTURES NEAR SOUTH FULTON PARKWAY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FAIRBURN. THE NWS SURVEY TEAM HAS CONCLUDED THAT STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS PRODUCED THE DAMAGE IN SW FULTON COUNTY NORTH OF FAIRBURN. |
| May 11, 4:50 AM EDT | TORNADO | 2 N Fairburn, GA | POSSIBLE TORNADO KNOCKED DOWN SEVERAL TREES AND DAMAGED STRUCTURES NEAR SOUTH FULTON PARKWAY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FAIRBURN. |
| May 11, 4:53 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 N Fairburn, GA | POSSIBLE TORNADO HEAVILY DAMAGED HOME AT 4800 BLOCK OF TRIGGER LANE. |
| May 11, 4:53 AM EDT | TORNADO | 4 N Fairburn, GA | POSSIBLE TORNADO HEAVILY DAMAGED HOME AT 4800 BLOCK OF TRIGGER LANE. |
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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 33 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 110825
TORFFC
GAC045-097-121-110915-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0060.080511T0825Z-080511T0915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
425 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
EAST CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 515 AM EDT
* AT 422 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES WEST OF
MCWHORTER...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WINSTON...DOUGLASVILLE...CHAPEL HILL...PALMETTO...MIDWAY...
SWEETWATER CREEK STATE PARK...FAIRBURN...UNION CITY...EAST POINT...
COLLEGE PARK...ATLANTA...TURNER FIELD AND PIEDMONT PARK.
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.
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 3349 8496 3370 8502 3378 8460 3375 8457
3379 8452 3382 8435 3364 8443 3364 8446
3354 8447 3353 8454 3351 8484
TIME...MOT...LOC 0825Z 260DEG 44KT 3360 8493
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KFFC 110835
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
435 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
GAC045-110845-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-080511T0915Z/
CARROLL GA-
435 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF CARROLL COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING
FOR GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3354 8482 3358 8482 3357 8483 3367 8486
3375 8457 3379 8452 3382 8435 3365 8442
3364 8446 3355 8447 3353 8454
TIME...MOT...LOC 0835Z 260DEG 44KT 3362 8479
$$
GAC097-121-110915-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-080511T0915Z/
DOUGLAS GA-FULTON GA-
435 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FULTON AND SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...
AT 431 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR MCWHORTER...MOVING EAST AT 51 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CHAPEL
HILL...FAIRBURN...UNION CITY...EAST POINT...ATLANTA...TURNER FIELD
AND PIEDMONT PARK.
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
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 3354 8482 3358 8482 3357 8483 3367 8486
3375 8457 3379 8452 3382 8435 3365 8442
3364 8446 3355 8447 3353 8454
TIME...MOT...LOC 0835Z 260DEG 44KT 3362 8479
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 110848
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
448 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
GAC097-110858-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-080511T0915Z/
DOUGLAS GA-
448 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED DOUGLAS COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING
FOR GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3353 8468 3364 8470 3367 8466 3379 8452
3382 8435 3366 8441 3364 8446 3355 8447
3353 8454
TIME...MOT...LOC 0848Z 260DEG 44KT 3365 8460
$$
GAC121-110915-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-080511T0915Z/
FULTON GA-
448 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL
FULTON COUNTY...
AT 445 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6
MILES NORTHWEST OF FAIRBURN...MOVING EAST AT 51 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UNION
CITY...EAST POINT...COLLEGE PARK...ATLANTA...TURNER FIELD AND
PIEDMONT PARK.
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
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 3353 8468 3364 8470 3367 8466 3379 8452
3382 8435 3366 8441 3364 8446 3355 8447
3353 8454
TIME...MOT...LOC 0848Z 260DEG 44KT 3365 8460
$$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, 4:14 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Troup | 46 min |
| May 11, 4:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Fulton | 54 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.