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Tornado Warning 102, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 11, 2009, 12:16 AM EDT for Crisp 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
- Apr 11, 2009, 12:16 AM EDT (04:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2009, 1:01 AM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Crisp County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 12:20 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Cordele, GA | |
| Apr 11, 12:20 AM EDT | TORNADO 1 | 5 Nw Raines, GA | TORNADO THAT BEGAN NEAR COBB IN SOUTHEAST SUMTER COUNTY CROSSED LAKE BLACKSHEAR AND INTO CRISP COUNTY AND CONTINUED ON A SPORADIC PATH ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTY TO HATLEY...JUST SHY OF THE WILCOX COUNTY LINE. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 6:31 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 793 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 748 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 339 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KFFC 110416
TORFFC
GAC081-110515-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0102.090411T0416Z-090411T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1216 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CRISP COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 115 AM EDT
* AT 1215 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 16 MILES WEST OF
CORDELE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WENONA AND ARABI.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...LEAVE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3186 8394 3190 8394 3191 8393 3194 8393
3203 8395 3198 8360 3181 8360 3180 8361
3179 8370
TIME...MOT...LOC 0416Z 285DEG 28KT 3198 8404
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KFFC 110435
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1235 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2009
GAC081-110515-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0102.000000T0000Z-090411T0515Z/
CRISP GA-
1235 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR CRISP
COUNTY...
AT 1233 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RAINES...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CORDELE...WENONA...ARABI...EAST CRISP AND HATLEY.
THIS STORM PRODUCED A TORNADO NEAR DESOTO A FEW MINUTES AGO
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR SMALL ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR
PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...LEAVE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3182 8370 3185 8384 3190 8392 3194 8393
3202 8392 3198 8361 3181 8360
TIME...MOT...LOC 0435Z 284DEG 29KT 3194 8384
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 110447
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1247 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2009
GAC081-110515-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0102.000000T0000Z-090411T0515Z/
CRISP GA-
1247 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR EASTERN
CRISP COUNTY...
AT 1246 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WENONA...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EAST
CRISP AND HATLEY.
THIS STORM PRODUCED A TORNADO IN SUMTER COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3185 8374 3189 8380 3193 8383 3199 8377
3198 8361 3181 8360 3182 8370
TIME...MOT...LOC 0447Z 283DEG 27KT 3192 8372
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 110501
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
101 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2009
GAC081-110510-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0102.000000T0000Z-090411T0515Z/
CRISP GA-
101 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN CRISP COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY.
IF YOU SAW WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3185 8374 3189 8380 3193 8383 3199 8377
3198 8361 3181 8360 3182 8370
TIME...MOT...LOC 0500Z 283DEG 27KT 3190 8361
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Newton | 44 min |
| Apr 10, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fayette, Spalding | 53 min |
| Apr 10, 8:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Paulding | 52 min |
| Apr 10, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 31 min |
| Apr 10, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Putnam | 55 min |
| Apr 10, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oglethorpe | 52 min |
| Apr 10, 8:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Henry, Rockdale, Walton | 49 min |
| Apr 10, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Paulding | 27 min |
| Apr 10, 8:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Henry | 55 min |
| Apr 10, 8:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper, Putnam | 35 min |
| Apr 10, 8:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 23 min |
| Apr 10, 8:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Oconee, Walton | 37 min |
| Apr 10, 8:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Spalding | 51 min |
| Apr 10, 9:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 58 min |
| Apr 10, 9:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 39 min |
| Apr 10, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 47 min |
| Apr 10, 9:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper | 41 min |
| Apr 10, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 28 min |
| Apr 10, 9:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Rockdale | 43 min |
| Apr 10, 9:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hancock, Warren | 43 min |
| Apr 10, 9:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 40 min |
| Apr 10, 9:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper, Putnam | 32 min |
| Apr 10, 9:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Henry, Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 32 min |
| Apr 10, 9:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 34 min |
| Apr 10, 9:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 19 min |
| Apr 10, 10:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hancock | 40 min |
| Apr 10, 10:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Newton | 68 min |
| Apr 10, 10:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Putnam, Walton | 62 min |
| Apr 10, 10:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Macon, Schley, Sumter | 42 min |
| Apr 10, 10:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 64 min |
| Apr 10, 10:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Warren, Washington | 61 min |
| Apr 10, 10:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Newton | 30 min |
| Apr 10, 10:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Spalding | 48 min |
| Apr 10, 10:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Putnam | 56 min |
| Apr 10, 10:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Macon, Sumter | 55 min |
| Apr 10, 10:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 37 min |
| Apr 10, 10:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 64 min |
| Apr 10, 11:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Marion, Stewart, Webster | 45 min |
| Apr 10, 11:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Jones, Monroe | 53 min |
| Apr 10, 11:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart | 48 min |
| Apr 10, 11:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Pulaski, Wilcox | 44 min |
| Apr 10, 11:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Sumter | 57 min |
| Apr 10, 11:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Washington | 67 min |
| Apr 10, 11:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Stewart | 37 min |
| Apr 10, 11:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 61 min |
| Apr 10, 11:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge | 36 min |
| Apr 10, 11:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Warren | 37 min |
| Apr 10, 11:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Webster | 32 min |
| Apr 11, 12:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 36 min |
| Apr 11, 12:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 18 min |
| Apr 11, 12:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Wilcox | 40 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.