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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Feb 18, 2009, 6:21 PM EST for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 54 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
- Feb 18, 2009, 6:21 PM EST (23:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2009, 7:15 PM EST
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clarke County, GA, Greene County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Walton County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 6:30 PM EST | HAIL 1.75 | Good Hope, GA | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED. |
| Feb 18, 6:44 PM EST | HAIL 1 | Bishop, GA | A NUMBER OF REPORTS OF PENNY TO QUARTER-SIZED HAIL FROM NORTH HIGH SHOALS...TO BISHOP...TO WATKINSVILLE. |
| Feb 18, 6:57 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Ssw Watkinsville, GA | POSSIBLE TORNADO. EMA DIRECTOR REPORTS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE STARTING ON U.S. 441 AT MILE MARKER 2-3 AT TAPPIN SPUR ROAD. DAMAGE CONTINUES EAST TO HALE ROAD AND COLHAM ROAD. TREES DOWN AND A VEHICLE OVERTURNED. U.S. 441 WAS COMPLETELY CLOSED BECAUSE OF DOWNED TRE |
| Feb 18, 6:57 PM EST | TORNADO | 6 Ssw Watkinsville, GA | TORNADO RATED EF1 AND 5 MILES IN LENGTH. SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE STARTING ON U.S. 441 AT MILE MARKER 2-3 AT TAPPIN SPUR ROAD. DAMAGE CONTINUES EAST TO HALE ROAD AND COLHAM ROAD. TREES DOWN AND A VEHICLE OVERTURNED. U.S. 441 WAS COMPLETELY CLOSED BECAUSE OF DOW |
| Feb 18, 7:07 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Woodville, GA | TWENTY TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED WITH AN APPROXIMATELY 50 ACRE WIDE AREA OF WOODS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:32 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 588 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 605 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 895 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS52 KFFC 182321 TORFFC GAC059-133-211-219-221-297-190015- /O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0019.090218T2321Z-090219T0015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 621 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTH CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA EAST CENTRAL WALTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA OCONEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN OGLETHORPE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA * UNTIL 715 PM EST * AT 616 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 14 MILES WEST OF GOOD HOPE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOSTWICK...NORTH HIGH SHOALS...BISHOP...WATKINSVILLE...MAXEYS... CRAWFORD...LEXINGTON AND WOODVILLE. 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 GROUND FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GEORGIA. 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 3389 8308 3364 8311 3372 8365 3388 8364 TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 275DEG 45KT 3382 8377 $$
3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KFFC 182343
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
643 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
GAC297-182353-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-090219T0015Z/
WALTON GA-
643 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WALTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR MUCH OF GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3364 8311 3373 8357 3374 8356 3375 8356
3375 8355 3380 8352 3383 8354 3387 8353
3389 8308
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 282DEG 39KT 3377 8348
$$
GAC059-133-211-219-221-190015-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-090219T0015Z/
GREENE GA-MORGAN GA-OCONEE GA-OGLETHORPE GA-CLARKE GA-
643 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EST FOR EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE...SOUTHWESTERN OGLETHORPE...SOUTHERN OCONEE...
NORTH CENTRAL MORGAN AND NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTIES...
AT 640 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF BOSTWICK
...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BISHOP...WATKINSVILLE...FARMINGTON...SALEM...BARNETT SHOALS...ROSE
HILL...WRAYSWOOD...HUTCHINGS...CRAWFORD...MAXEYS...STEPHENS...
PENFIELD...LEXINGTON AND WOODVILLE.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR MUCH OF GEORGIA.
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 3364 8311 3373 8357 3374 8356 3375 8356
3375 8355 3380 8352 3383 8354 3387 8353
3389 8308
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 282DEG 39KT 3377 8348
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 182345
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
645 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
GAC059-133-211-219-221-190015-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-090219T0015Z/
GREENE GA-MORGAN GA-OCONEE GA-OGLETHORPE GA-CLARKE GA-
645 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EST FOR EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE...SOUTHWESTERN OGLETHORPE...SOUTHERN OCONEE...
NORTH CENTRAL MORGAN AND NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTIES...
AT 640 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF BOSTWICK
...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WATKINSVILLE...FARMINGTON...SALEM...BARNETT SHOALS...ROSE HILL...
WRAYSWOOD...HUTCHINGS...CRAWFORD...MAXEYS...STEPHENS...PENFIELD...
LEXINGTON AND WOODVILLE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1100 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3364 8311 3373 8357 3374 8356 3375 8356
3375 8355 3380 8352 3383 8354 3387 8353
3389 8308
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 282DEG 39KT 3376 8346
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 182358
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
658 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
GAC059-211-190008-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-090219T0015Z/
MORGAN GA-CLARKE GA-
658 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE AND NORTH
CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR MUCH OF GEORGIA.
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 3379 8309 3379 8310 3378 8309 3364 8311
3371 8340 3384 8335 3385 8309
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 280DEG 45KT 3373 8326
$$
GAC133-219-221-190015-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-090219T0015Z/
GREENE GA-OCONEE GA-OGLETHORPE GA-
658 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN OGLETHORPE...SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE AND NORTHWESTERN GREENE
COUNTIES...
AT 653 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF
MAXEYS...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HUTCHINGS...MAXEYS...STEPHENS...PENFIELD AND WOODVILLE.
IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE
A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR MUCH OF GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3379 8309 3379 8310 3378 8309 3364 8311
3371 8340 3384 8335 3385 8309
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 280DEG 45KT 3373 8326
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon | 52 min |
| Feb 18, 3:52 PM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee | 41 min |
| Feb 18, 4:22 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 38 min |
| Feb 18, 4:52 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Talbot | 38 min |
| Feb 18, 4:53 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth, Fulton | 37 min |
| Feb 18, 5:02 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll | 43 min |
| Feb 18, 5:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Marion, Schley, Taylor | 24 min |
| Feb 18, 5:31 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton | 44 min |
| Feb 18, 5:32 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Talbot, Taylor | 27 min |
| Feb 18, 5:33 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Macon, Taylor | 22 min |
| Feb 18, 5:36 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 54 min |
| Feb 18, 5:43 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 34 min |
| Feb 18, 5:54 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton, Henry, Spalding | 51 min |
| Feb 18, 5:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 46 min |
| Feb 18, 6:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Houston, Peach | 44 min |
| Feb 18, 6:13 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll | 47 min |
| Feb 18, 6:19 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Houston, Twiggs | 26 min |
| Feb 18, 6:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 38 min |
| Feb 18, 6:33 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Newton | 42 min |
| Feb 18, 6:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Laurens, Twiggs | 25 min |
| Feb 18, 6:48 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Wilkinson | 22 min |
| Feb 18, 6:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper, Putnam | 55 min |
| Feb 18, 6:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton | 18 min |
| Feb 18, 6:58 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 77 min |
Nearby
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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.