Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 108, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2009, 11:51 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 23 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
- Apr 19, 2009, 11:51 PM EDT (03:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2009, 12:14 AM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chattahoochee County, GA, Harris County, GA, Marion County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Talbot County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 8:51 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 84 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 200351
TORFFC
GAC053-145-197-215-263-200445-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0108.090420T0351Z-090420T0445Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1151 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN HARRIS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHEASTERN MUSCOGEE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
TALBOT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1245 AM EDT
* AT 1149 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTERS
INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 11
MILES WEST OF UPATOI...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. DAMAGE HAS BEEN
REPORTED WITH STORM. MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE NOW
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WAVERLY HALL...GENEVA...JUNCTION CITY AND TALBOTTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
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 3280 8446 3259 8440 3256 8441 3256 8444
3254 8446 3253 8445 3246 8476 3266 8482
TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 249DEG 22KT 3251 8491
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KFFC 200410
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1210 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009
GAC053-145-197-215-263-200445-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0108.000000T0000Z-090420T0445Z/
CHATTAHOOCHEE GA-MARION GA-MUSCOGEE GA-HARRIS GA-TALBOT GA-
1210 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT FOR
TALBOT...SOUTHEASTERN HARRIS...NORTHEASTERN MUSCOGEE...NORTHWESTERN
MARION AND NORTHEASTERN CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTIES...
AT 1208 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR UPATOI...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ELLERSLIE...WAVERLY HALL...BOX SPRINGS...BAUGHVILLE...JUNIPER...OLIVE
BRANCH...GENEVA...BALDWINVILLE...PO BIDDY CROSSROADS...JUNCTION CITY
AND TALBOTTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3280 8446 3259 8440 3256 8441 3256 8444
3254 8446 3253 8445 3246 8476 3266 8482
TIME...MOT...LOC 0410Z 249DEG 22KT 3255 8477
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 200414
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1214 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009
GAC053-145-197-215-263-200423-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0108.000000T0000Z-090420T0445Z/
CHATTAHOOCHEE GA-MARION GA-MUSCOGEE GA-HARRIS GA-TALBOT GA-
1214 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR TALBOT...SOUTHEASTERN HARRIS...
NORTHEASTERN MUSCOGEE...NORTHWESTERN MARION AND NORTHEASTERN
CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE ROTATION WITH THE STORM HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER SUSPECTED
TO BE PRODUCING A TORNADO. HOWEVER...ISOLATED GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45
MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
IF YOU SAW WIND DAMAGE...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 3280 8446 3259 8440 3256 8441 3256 8444
3254 8446 3253 8445 3246 8476 3266 8482
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 249DEG 22KT 3256 8475
$$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, 11:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 71 min |
| Apr 19, 11:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 59 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.