Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 92, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Aug 26, 2008, 9:31 AM EDT for Talbot County, Taylor County, Upson 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, 9:31 AM EDT (13:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2008, 10:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Talbot County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Upson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 26, 2:36 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KFFC 261331
TORFFC
GAC263-269-293-261415-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0092.080826T1331Z-080826T1415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
931 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL TALBOT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTH CENTRAL TAYLOR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
EASTERN UPSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1015 AM EDT
* AT 926 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR WESLEY...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 36 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CARSONVILLE...LOG TOWN...YATESVILLE 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.
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 3265 8443 3299 8428 3299 8422 3298 8421
3298 8412 3292 8412 3284 8413 3261 8432
TIME...MOT...LOC 1331Z 210DEG 31KT 3270 8434
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KFFC 261343
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
943 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
GAC263-269-261352-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-080826T1415Z/
TAYLOR GA-TALBOT GA-
942 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TALBOT AND NORTH CENTRAL
TAYLOR COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTIES.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3275 8429 3277 8434 3299 8428 3298 8413
3296 8412 3295 8413 3295 8412 3284 8413
3272 8423
TIME...MOT...LOC 1342Z 212DEG 36KT 3280 8427
$$
GAC293-261415-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-080826T1415Z/
UPSON GA-
942 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM EDT FOR EASTERN
UPSON COUNTY...
AT 938 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOG
TOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 41 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE
ROCK AND YATESVILLE.
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 1000 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR WEST CENTRAL 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 3275 8429 3277 8434 3299 8428 3298 8413
3296 8412 3295 8413 3295 8412 3284 8413
3272 8423
TIME...MOT...LOC 1342Z 212DEG 36KT 3280 8427
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 261403
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1003 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
GAC293-261415-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-080826T1415Z/
UPSON GA-
1003 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN UPSON COUNTY...
AT 1002 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR YATESVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 38 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTY.
IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE
A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3289 8427 3298 8425 3298 8413 3296 8412
3295 8413 3295 8412 3288 8413 3286 8413
3285 8414
TIME...MOT...LOC 1403Z 213DEG 33KT 3295 8416
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 261411
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1011 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
GAC293-261418-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0092.000000T0000Z-080826T1415Z/
UPSON GA-
1008 AM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN UPSON COUNTY EXPIRES AT 1015
AM EDT...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING WILL BE MOVING OUT OF
THE COUNTY IN A FEW MINUTES. THIS WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE
AFTER THAT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
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 3289 8427 3298 8425 3298 8413 3296 8412
3295 8413 3295 8412 3288 8413 3286 8413
3285 8414
TIME...MOT...LOC 1408Z 213DEG 33KT 3299 8413
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 10:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 30 min |
| Aug 25, 11:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Wilkes | 52 min |
| Aug 25, 11:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Twiggs | 49 min |
| Aug 26, 12:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Oconee, Walton | 44 min |
| Aug 26, 8:09 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 36 min |
| Aug 26, 9:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 4 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:59 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Lamar | 22 min |
| Aug 26, 11:34 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crawford, Monroe | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 12:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 12:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp | 47 min |
| Aug 26, 12:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 12:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Putnam | 50 min |
| Aug 26, 1:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Oconee, Walton | 29 min |
| Aug 26, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Jackson, Madison | 30 min |
| Aug 26, 1:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Towns | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 29 min |
| Aug 26, 2:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Banks, Jackson | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:28 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hall, White | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 4:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 37 min |
| Aug 26, 4:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach | 50 min |
| Aug 26, 4:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks, Jackson | 24 min |
| Aug 26, 4:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe | 50 min |
| Aug 26, 6:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 58 min |
| Aug 26, 6:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall | 37 min |
| Aug 26, 6:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 38 min |
| Aug 26, 6:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 7:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Wilkes | 15 min |
| Aug 26, 7:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Hall | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 7:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 44 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.