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Tornado Warning 128, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Dec 2, 2009, 2:23 PM EST for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 58 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
- Dec 2, 2009, 2:23 PM EST (19:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2009, 3:21 PM EST
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dodge County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Wheeler County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 10:32 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 157 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 283 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KFFC 021923
TORFFC
GAC091-209-271-279-309-022030-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0128.091202T1923Z-091202T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
223 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL DODGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
EASTERN TELFAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
WHEELER COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
TOOMBS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 330 PM EST
* AT 222 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF LUMBER CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HELENA...MCRAE...SCOTLAND...ALAMO...GLENWOOD...UVALDA...MOUNT
VERNON...ALSTON...AILEY...HIGGSTON...VIDALIA...SANTA CLAUS AND
LYONS.
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 500 PM EST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3210 8297 3231 8262 3235 8242 3229 8235
3229 8228 3231 8223 3219 8218 3191 8223
3193 8228 3192 8233 3196 8247 3194 8249
3195 8256 3191 8263 3191 8268 3182 8280
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 229DEG 34KT 3184 8272
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KFFC 021944
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
244 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009
GAC271-309-021953-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0128.000000T0000Z-091202T2030Z/
TELFAIR GA-WHEELER GA-
244 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WHEELER AND EASTERN TELFAIR COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF WHEELER AND TELFAIR COUNTIES...THUS THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3191 8223 3219 8218 3231 8223 3229 8228
3229 8235 3235 8242 3230 8261 3229 8265
3213 8262 3210 8297 3213 8263 3202 8259
3197 8254 3195 8254 3194 8249 3196 8247
3192 8233 3193 8228
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 219DEG 41KT 3204 8256
$$
GAC091-209-279-022030-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0128.000000T0000Z-091202T2030Z/
TOOMBS GA-MONTGOMERY GA-DODGE GA-
244 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EST FOR EXTREME
EAST CENTRAL DODGE...MONTGOMERY AND TOOMBS COUNTIES...
AT 242 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
CHARLOTTEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GRAYS
LANDING...UVALDA...ENGLISH EDDY...CEDAR CROSSING...ALSTON...MOUNT
VERNON...ROCK SPRINGS...AILEY...TOOMBS CENTRAL...SOUTH THOMPSON...
CENTER...JOHNSON CORNER...HIGGSTON...NEW BRANCH...KIBBEE...VIDALIA...
SANTA CLAUS...LYONS...PONDEROSA...OHOOPEE AND NORMANTOWN.
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 500 PM EST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3191 8223 3219 8218 3231 8223 3229 8228
3229 8235 3235 8242 3230 8261 3229 8265
3213 8262 3210 8297 3213 8263 3202 8259
3197 8254 3195 8254 3194 8249 3196 8247
3192 8233 3193 8228
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 219DEG 41KT 3204 8256
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 021949
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
249 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009
GAC091-021958-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0128.000000T0000Z-091202T2030Z/
249 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR IS CANCELLED...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3193 8228 3192 8233 3196 8247 3194 8249
3195 8254 3202 8259 3212 8263 3216 8261
3229 8265 3235 8242 3229 8235 3229 8228
3231 8223 3219 8218 3191 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 219DEG 41KT 3208 8252
$$
GAC209-279-022030-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0128.000000T0000Z-091202T2030Z/
TOOMBS GA-MONTGOMERY GA-
249 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EST FOR
MONTGOMERY AND TOOMBS COUNTIES...
AT 246 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
UVALDA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CEDAR
CROSSING...ALSTON...MOUNT VERNON...ROCK SPRINGS...AILEY...TOOMBS
CENTRAL...SOUTH THOMPSON...CENTER...JOHNSON CORNER...HIGGSTON...NEW
BRANCH...KIBBEE...VIDALIA...SANTA CLAUS...LYONS...PONDEROSA...OHOOPEE
AND NORMANTOWN.
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 500 PM EST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3193 8228 3192 8233 3196 8247 3194 8249
3195 8254 3202 8259 3212 8263 3216 8261
3229 8265 3235 8242 3229 8235 3229 8228
3231 8223 3219 8218 3191 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 219DEG 41KT 3208 8252
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 022021
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
321 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009
GAC209-279-022030-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0128.000000T0000Z-091202T2030Z/
TOOMBS GA-MONTGOMERY GA-
321 PM EST WED DEC 2 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MONTGOMERY AND TOOMBS COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
THE ROTATION IN THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED
AND IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A TORNADO. HEAVY RAIN AND
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE STORMS MOVE
THROUGH.
IF YOU SAW WIND DAMAGE WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND
THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT
1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3193 8228 3192 8233 3196 8247 3194 8249
3195 8254 3202 8259 3212 8263 3216 8261
3229 8265 3235 8242 3229 8235 3229 8228
3231 8223 3219 8218 3191 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 219DEG 41KT 3236 8225
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 1:23 AM EST | High Wind Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin and 7 more | 21 hr |
| Dec 2, 11:01 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 42 hr |
| Dec 2, 11:01 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 20 hr |
| Dec 2, 11:01 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 36 hr |
| Dec 2, 11:01 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Oconee | 4 days |
| Dec 2, 1:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jasper, Jones, Putnam | 31 min |
| Dec 2, 1:49 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 5 hr |
| Dec 2, 2:03 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 109 min |
| Dec 2, 2:09 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 66 min |
| Dec 2, 2:19 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas | 27 hr |
| Dec 2, 3:07 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 15 min |
| Dec 2, 4:14 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Lamar, Spalding | 2 hr |
| Dec 2, 5:06 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Crawford, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 36 hr |
| Dec 2, 5:34 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs | 3 days |
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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.