Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 96, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Aug 26, 2008, 12:28 PM EDT for Crisp 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
- Aug 26, 2008, 12:28 PM EDT (16:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2008, 1:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Crisp County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 12:48 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Se Cordele, GA | THE FUNNEL CLOUD MOVED FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY AND THE EMA FOLLOWED IT UNTIL IT EXITED THE COUNTY |
| Aug 26, 12:48 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Cordele, GA | EMA REPORTED PENNY SIZE HAIL IN CORDELE |
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 26, 10:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 2544 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 496 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 8.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KFFC 261628
TORFFC
GAC081-261715-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0096.080826T1628Z-080826T1715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1228 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CRISP COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 115 PM EDT
* AT 1225 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF RAINES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WENONA...CORDELE AND HATLEY.
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 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 3183 8387 3184 8393 3186 8395 3190 8394
3203 8376 3202 8361 3186 8361 3185 8360
3179 8370 3180 8376 3180 8381
TIME...MOT...LOC 1628Z 234DEG 29KT 3178 8393
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KFFC 261640
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1240 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
GAC081-261715-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0096.000000T0000Z-080826T1715Z/
CRISP GA-
1241 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT FOR CRISP
COUNTY...
AT 1239 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WENONA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CORDELE
AND TREMONT.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3186 8383 3187 8385 3193 8389 3203 8376
3202 8361 3193 8361 3191 8363 3184 8375
TIME...MOT...LOC 1641Z 232DEG 30KT 3193 8377
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 261708
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
108 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
GAC081-261715-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0096.000000T0000Z-080826T1715Z/
CRISP GA-
107 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CRISP COUNTY...
AT 104 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CORDELE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TREMONT.
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 MUCH OF 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 3190 8378 3202 8376 3202 8364 3203 8363
3202 8361 3193 8361 3191 8363 3188 8370
TIME...MOT...LOC 1707Z 226DEG 26KT 3193 8369
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 261713
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
113 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
GAC081-261723-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0096.000000T0000Z-080826T1715Z/
CRISP GA-
113 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CRISP COUNTY EXPIRES AT 115
PM EDT...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A TORNADO.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3190 8378 3202 8376 3202 8364 3203 8363
3202 8361 3193 8361 3191 8363 3188 8370
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 226DEG 26KT 3196 8365
$$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, 9:31 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 44 min |
| 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, 12:40 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.