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Tornado Warning 114, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 3, 2009Coweta County, Fayette County, Fulton County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at May 3, 2009, 6:06 PM EDT for Coweta County, Fayette County, Fulton County, Georgia. It was in force for 39 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
May 3, 2009, 6:06 PM EDT (22:06 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2009, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Coweta County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Fulton County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 3, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 31 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2009-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 149 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2009-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 104 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
149 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
523 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
182 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS52 KFFC 032206
TORFFC
GAC077-113-121-032245-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0114.090503T2206Z-090503T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
606 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHERN COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT

* AT 605 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES WEST OF
  NEWNAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL COUNTRY...PALMETTO...TYRONE...FAIRBURN AND UNION
  CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT WILL BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE
PLACE.

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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3344 8493 3348 8488 3352 8482 3355 8482
      3368 8457 3347 8443 3331 8489 3345 8498
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 241DEG 32KT 3340 8489

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS52 KFFC 032218
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
618 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2009

GAC077-113-121-032245-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0114.000000T0000Z-090503T2245Z/
COWETA GA-FAYETTE GA-FULTON GA-
618 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FULTON...NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND NORTH CENTRAL COWETA
COUNTIES...

AT 617 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ROSCOE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL COUNTRY...CANNONGATE...PALMETTO...TYRONE...SANDY
CREEK...FAIRBURN AND UNION CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT WILL BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE
PLACE.

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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3352 8482 3355 8482 3368 8457 3350 8445
      3336 8477 3348 8488
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 237DEG 32KT 3350 8475

$$
000 
WWUS52 KFFC 032229
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
629 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2009

GAC077-113-032238-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0114.000000T0000Z-090503T2245Z/
COWETA GA-FAYETTE GA-
629 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND NORTH CENTRAL
COWETA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE ROTATION HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTIES...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN 
CANCELLED.

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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3368 8457 3355 8449 3354 8449 3353 8457
      3350 8461 3350 8462 3351 8465 3351 8472
      3358 8477
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 237DEG 32KT 3354 8467

$$

GAC121-032245-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0114.000000T0000Z-090503T2245Z/
FULTON GA-
629 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY...

AT 627 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PALMETTO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
FAIRBURN AND UNION CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT WILL BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE
PLACE.

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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3368 8457 3355 8449 3354 8449 3353 8457
      3350 8461 3350 8462 3351 8465 3351 8472
      3358 8477
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 237DEG 32KT 3354 8467

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 3:44 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGordon, Murray, Whitfield17 hr
May 3, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Haralson, Heard, Paulding, Polk, Troup83 min
May 3, 4:42 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCFloyd, Haralson, Polk63 min
May 3, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer40 min
May 3, 5:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Stewart, Troup80 min
May 3, 5:32 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBartow, Floyd, Polk43 min
May 3, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Heard and 2 more65 min
May 3, 5:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette and 6 more65 min
May 3, 6:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLamar, Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Taylor, Upson60 min
May 3, 6:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Macon, Marion, Schley, Stewart, Sumter and 2 more63 min
May 3, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth and 3 more61 min
May 3, 6:26 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Gordon, Pickens34 min
May 3, 6:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Henry, Jasper, Lamar and 5 more58 min
May 3, 6:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Lamar, Monroe, Taylor, Upson55 min
May 3, 6:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall and 1 more52 min
May 3, 7:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Butts, Crawford, Jasper, Jones, Monroe and 2 more64 min
May 3, 7:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBarrow, Butts, Gwinnett, Jasper, Morgan, Newton and 3 more38 min
May 3, 7:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Barrow, Clarke, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall and 5 more58 min
May 3, 7:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jones, Putnam, Twiggs and 1 more53 min
May 3, 7:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClarke, Greene, Hancock, Madison, Morgan, Oconee and 2 more50 min
May 3, 7:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Jackson, Madison48 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.