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Tornado Warning 85, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Aug 25, 2008, 12:30 PM EDT for Talbot County, Upson County, Georgia. It was in force for 45 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 25, 2008, 12:30 PM EDT (16:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2008, 1:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Talbot County, GA, Upson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 1:05 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Se Roland, GA | UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF A TORNADO NEAR ROLAND. RELAYED FROM A SPOTTER BY THE EM. |
| Aug 25, 1:23 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Nne Thomaston, GA | NEAR COBBTOWN RD AND COUNTY RD. PUBLIC REPORT CALLED INTO UPSON COUNTY 911 CENTER. NO TOUCHDOWN NOR DAMAGE REPORTED. |
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 25, 8:28 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 13 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 1144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 476 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 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 251630 TORFFC GAC263-293-251715- /O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0085.080825T1630Z-080825T1715Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1230 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN TALBOT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA UPSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 115 PM EDT * AT 1227 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO ABOUT 4 MILES EAST- NORTHEAST OF TALBOTON OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THOMASTON...MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ROLAND...PICKARD...ATWATER AND THE ROCK. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT WILL BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHWESTERN 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 3299 8444 3298 8416 3267 8442 3270 8451 TIME...MOT...LOC 1629Z 204DEG 22KT 3271 8446 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KFFC 251647 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1247 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 GAC263-293-251715- /O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0085.000000T0000Z-080825T1715Z/ TALBOT GA-UPSON GA- 1247 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT FOR UPSON AND NORTHEASTERN TALBOT COUNTIES... AT 1245 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF ROLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PICKARD...THOMASTON...ATWATER AND THE ROCK. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA. IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. LAT...LON 3299 8444 3298 8416 3274 8436 3279 8449 TIME...MOT...LOC 1647Z 211DEG 17KT 3278 8441 $$
000 WWUS52 KFFC 251700 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 100 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 GAC263-251709- /O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0085.000000T0000Z-080825T1715Z/ TALBOT GA- 1259 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TALBOT COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM HAS EXITED THE COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHWESTERN 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 3299 8444 3298 8416 3277 8434 3286 8447 TIME...MOT...LOC 1659Z 211DEG 17KT 3282 8438 $$ GAC293-251715- /O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0085.000000T0000Z-080825T1715Z/ UPSON GA- 1259 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT FOR UPSON COUNTY... AT 1255 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ROLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PICKARD...ATWATER...THOMASTON AND THE ROCK. PEOPLE IN THOMASTON SHOULD SEEK SHELTER NOW. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR SMALL ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. LAT...LON 3299 8444 3298 8416 3277 8434 3286 8447 TIME...MOT...LOC 1659Z 211DEG 17KT 3282 8438 $$
000
WWUS52 KFFC 251710
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
110 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008
GAC293-251715-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0085.000000T0000Z-080825T1715Z/
UPSON GA-
109 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
UPSON COUNTY...
AT 105 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR THOMASTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 23 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PICKARD...ATWATER AND THE ROCK.
SKYWARN SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR ROLAND ON HIGHWAY 36.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR 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 3289 8446 3299 8444 3298 8416 3296 8418
3283 8428
TIME...MOT...LOC 1709Z 206DEG 20KT 3289 8435
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 4:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts, Carroll and 68 more | 39 hr |
| Aug 25, 11:50 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Marion, Talbot | 40 min |
| Aug 25, 11:54 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris | 27 min |
| Aug 25, 1:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Lamar, Pike, Upson | 31 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.