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Tornado Warning 107, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2009, 11:04 PM EDT for Harris County, Muscogee County, Georgia. It was in force for 71 min. 5 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 19, 2009, 11:04 PM EDT (03:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2009, 12:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 71 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Harris County, GA, Muscogee County, GA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 11:35 PM EDT | TORNADO 1 | 1 W Columbus, GA | TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN IN PHENIX CITY ALABAMA AND CROSSED THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER INTO COLUMBUS NEAR THE OLD RANKIN BUILDING. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE TO OVER 100 HOMES AND/OR BUSINESSES ALONG THE 4-MILE LONG TORNADO PATH. HEAVIEST DAMAGE IN THE HILTON |
| Apr 19, 11:40 PM EDT | TORNADO 1 | 1 W Columbus, GA | TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN IN PHENIX CITY ALABAMA AND CROSSED THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER INTO COLUMBUS NEAR THE OLD RANKIN BUILDING. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE TO OVER 100 HOMES AND/OR BUSINESSES ALONG THE 4-MILE LONG TORNADO PATH. HEAVIEST DAMAGE IN THE HILTON |
| Apr 19, 11:40 PM EDT | TORNADO | Columbus, GA | POSSIBLE TORNADO...SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS AT 13TH ST AND 17TH AVENUE...SOME OF THE TREES ARE BLOCKING THE ROADWAY. |
| Apr 19, 11:50 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Ene Columbus, GA | MAJOR DAMAGE REPORTED TO RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES AT HILTON AVENUE AND HARDING ROAD. POLICE AND EMS HAVE BEEN CALLED TO SCENE. NO REPORTED INJURIES AT THIS TIME. |
| Apr 19, 11:50 PM EDT | TORNADO | Columbus, GA | SEVERAL BUILDINGS DAMAGED NEAR MACON RD AND PRESTON DRIVE...EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES ALSO BLOWN DOWN IN THE VICINITY...POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
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 19, 8:51 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 182 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1004 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 248 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KFFC 200304
TORFFC
GAC145-215-200415-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0107.090420T0304Z-090420T0415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1104 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN HARRIS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
MUSCOGEE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1215 AM EDT
* AT 1103 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 19 MILES WEST OF
COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PERSONS IN THE COLUMBUS AREA
WILL BE AFFECTED BY 1130 PM EDT AND SHOULD PREPARE TO MOVE TO A SAFE
PLACE AT ANY TIME
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BIBB
CITY AND NORTH FORT BENNING.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
MUCH OF WESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3278 8480 3248 8472 3242 8477 3240 8488
3237 8495 3237 8497 3241 8498 3243 8497
3245 8500 3253 8500 3259 8507 3263 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 245DEG 22KT 3239 8531
$$5 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KFFC 200320
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1120 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009
GAC145-215-200415-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0107.000000T0000Z-090420T0415Z/
MUSCOGEE GA-HARRIS GA-
1120 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
HARRIS AND MUSCOGEE COUNTIES...
AT 1119 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF
COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. PERSONS IN THE COLUMBUS AREA SHOULD
MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE NOW ROTATION IN THIS STORM CONTINUES TO BE
VERY STRONG.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CARTER
ACRES...BATTLE PARK...ROSE HILL...AVONDALE...BIBB CITY...GREEN ISLAND
HILLS...CUSTER ROAD TERRACE...BENNING PARK...BENNING HILLS...LAUREL
HILLS...HIGHLAND PARK...SAINT MARYS HILLS...COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN
AIRPORT...EDGEWOOD...SAND HILL...KENWOOD...VISTA TERRACE...MULBERRY
GROVE...FORTSON...FLAT ROCK...NORTH FORT BENNING...CATAULA...
MIDLAND...ELLERSLIE AND UPATOI.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3278 8480 3248 8472 3242 8477 3240 8488
3237 8495 3237 8497 3241 8498 3243 8497
3245 8500 3253 8500 3259 8507 3263 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 0319Z 251DEG 23KT 3244 8516
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 200338
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1138 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009
GAC145-215-200415-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0107.000000T0000Z-090420T0415Z/
MUSCOGEE GA-HARRIS GA-
1138 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL HARRIS AND MUSCOGEE COUNTIES...
AT 1037 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 1 MILE WEST OF DOWNTOWN
COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PERSONS IN THE COLUMBUS AREA
SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE NOW
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
COLUMBUS...AVONDALE...ROSE HILL...BIBB CITY...GREEN ISLAND HILLS...
BENNING PARK...LAUREL HILLS...SAINT MARYS HILLS...HIGHLAND PARK...
COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT...EDGEWOOD...KENWOOD...VISTA TERRACE...
FORTSON...FLAT ROCK...CATAULA...MIDLAND...ELLERSLIE AND UPATOI.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
MUCH OF WESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3271 8478 3249 8472 3248 8473 3241 8498
3243 8497 3245 8500 3253 8500 3258 8505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0337Z 250DEG 22KT 3248 8500
$$961
WWUS52 KFFC 200339 CCA
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1138 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009
GAC145-215-200415-
/O.COR.KFFC.TO.W.0107.000000T0000Z-090420T0415Z/
MUSCOGEE GA-HARRIS GA-
1138 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL HARRIS AND MUSCOGEE COUNTIES...
AT 1137 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 1 MILE WEST OF DOWNTOWN
COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PERSONS IN THE COLUMBUS AREA
SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE NOW!
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
COLUMBUS...AVONDALE...ROSE HILL...BIBB CITY...GREEN ISLAND HILLS...
BENNING PARK...LAUREL HILLS...SAINT MARYS HILLS...HIGHLAND PARK...
COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT...EDGEWOOD...KENWOOD...VISTA TERRACE...
FORTSON...FLAT ROCK...CATAULA...MIDLAND...ELLERSLIE AND UPATOI.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
MUCH OF WESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3271 8478 3249 8472 3248 8473 3241 8498
3243 8497 3245 8500 3253 8500 3258 8505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0337Z 250DEG 22KT 3248 8500
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 200347
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1147 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009
GAC145-215-200415-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0107.000000T0000Z-090420T0415Z/
MUSCOGEE GA-HARRIS GA-
1147 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL HARRIS AND MUSCOGEE COUNTIES...
AT 1145 PM EDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED AND CONFIRMED BY DOPPLER RADAR.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EDGEWOOD ON THE EAST SIDE OF COLUMBUS...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN PHENIX CITY AND
PARTS OF COLUMBUS. MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE NOW
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
KENWOOD...VISTA TERRACE...FORTSON...FLAT ROCK...CATAULA...MIDLAND...
ELLERSLIE AND UPATOI.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3271 8478 3249 8472 3248 8473 3241 8498
3243 8497 3245 8500 3253 8500 3258 8505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0346Z 249DEG 22KT 3250 8494
$$000 WWUS52 KFFC 200359 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1159 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009 GAC145-215-200415- /O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0107.000000T0000Z-090420T0415Z/ MUSCOGEE GA-HARRIS GA- 1159 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HARRIS AND NORTH CENTRAL MUSCOGEE COUNTIES... AT 1158 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FLAT ROCK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM...MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE NOW OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MIDLAND...UPATOI AND ELLERSLIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA. && LAT...LON 3271 8478 3251 8473 3250 8484 3260 8492 TIME...MOT...LOC 0358Z 237DEG 20KT 3255 8486 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 10:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 63 min |
| Apr 19, 10:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 28 min |
| Apr 19, 10:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd | 57 min |
| Apr 19, 10:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 11:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 59 min |
| Apr 19, 11:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot | 23 min |
| Apr 20, 12:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin, White | 53 min |
| Apr 20, 12:21 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton | 54 min |
| Apr 20, 12:37 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton | 53 min |
| Apr 20, 3:26 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa and 55 more | 28 hr |
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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.