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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Feb 18, 2009, 7:53 PM EST for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 56 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
- Feb 18, 2009, 7:53 PM EST (00:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2009, 8:49 PM EST
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Glascock County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:32 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 185 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 831 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 94 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 479 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 475 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KFFC 190053
TORFFC
GAC125-141-163-301-303-190215-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0026.090219T0053Z-090219T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
753 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
GLASCOCK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 915 PM EST
* AT 746 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 25 MILES WEST OF
MITCHELL...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WARRENTON...GIBSON...AVERA...STAPLETON AND WRENS.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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 3312 8227 3309 8228 3323 8295 3341 8295
3343 8256 3339 8254 3336 8254 3335 8250
3335 8244 3332 8239 3333 8235 3327 8226
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 270DEG 44KT 3329 8303
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KFFC 190117
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
817 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
GAC125-141-163-301-303-190215-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090219T0215Z/
WASHINGTON GA-JEFFERSON GA-GLASCOCK GA-HANCOCK GA-WARREN GA-
817 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN
WARREN...EXTREME EAST CENTRAL HANCOCK...GLASCOCK...NORTHERN JEFFERSON
AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 812 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR JEWELL...MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GIBSON...REESE...BASTONVILLE...AVERA...STAPLETON...WRENS...
STELLAVILLE AND MATTHEWS.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3325 8227 3320 8226 3318 8227 3320 8277
3338 8277 3339 8254 3336 8254 3335 8250
3335 8244 3332 8239 3333 8235 3326 8225
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 270DEG 46KT 3329 8266
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 190133
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
833 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
GAC141-303-190143-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090219T0215Z/
WASHINGTON GA-HANCOCK GA-
833 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL HANCOCK AND EXTREME
NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
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 3325 8227 3320 8226 3319 8227 3320 8252
3335 8252 3335 8248 3335 8244 3332 8239
3333 8235 3326 8225
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 270DEG 46KT 3329 8241
$$
GAC125-163-301-190215-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090219T0215Z/
JEFFERSON GA-GLASCOCK GA-WARREN GA-
833 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WARREN...NORTHEASTERN GLASCOCK AND NORTHEASTERN
JEFFERSON COUNTIES...
AT 830 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR STAPLETON...MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WRENS
AND MATTHEWS.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3325 8227 3320 8226 3319 8227 3320 8252
3335 8252 3335 8248 3335 8244 3332 8239
3333 8235 3326 8225
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 270DEG 46KT 3329 8241
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 190149
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
849 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
GAC125-163-301-190159-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090219T0215Z/
JEFFERSON GA-GLASCOCK GA-WARREN GA-
849 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WARREN...NORTHEASTERN
GLASCOCK AND NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO HAS MOVED OUT
OF SOUTHEASTERN WARREN ...NORTHEASTERN GLASCOCK AND NORTHEASTERN
JEFFERSON COUNTIES AND SEVERE WEATHER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED.
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 3325 8227 3320 8226 3319 8227 3320 8252
3335 8252 3335 8248 3335 8244 3332 8239
3333 8235 3326 8225
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 270DEG 46KT 3329 8216
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 7:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 38 min |
| Feb 18, 7:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Fulton | 21 min |
| Feb 18, 7:22 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Putnam | 53 min |
| Feb 18, 7:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson, Paulding | 21 min |
| Feb 18, 7:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Henry | 29 min |
| Feb 18, 7:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Heard | 35 min |
| Feb 18, 7:56 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Coweta, Heard | 29 min |
| Feb 18, 8:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Rockdale | 42 min |
| Feb 18, 8:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Newton | 33 min |
| Feb 18, 8:22 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether, Spalding | 38 min |
| Feb 18, 8:27 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Heard, Troup | 34 min |
| Feb 18, 8:27 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Jasper, Morgan, Putnam | 38 min |
| Feb 18, 8:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Oconee | 30 min |
| Feb 18, 8:55 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether | 32 min |
| Feb 18, 8:56 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Fayette, Spalding | 29 min |
| Feb 18, 9:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Marion, Schley, Taylor | 27 min |
| Feb 18, 9:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard | 31 min |
| Feb 18, 9:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper | 40 min |
| Feb 18, 9:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fayette, Lamar, Spalding | 52 min |
| Feb 18, 9:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Houston, Macon, Peach, Taylor | 17 min |
| Feb 18, 9:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether, Troup | 52 min |
| Feb 18, 9:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe | 37 min |
| Feb 18, 10:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam | 36 min |
| Feb 18, 10:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Putnam | 28 min |
| Feb 18, 10:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Troup | 42 min |
| Feb 18, 10:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Jones, Putnam, Washington | 35 min |
| Feb 18, 10:41 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Jones, Putnam, Washington | 28 min |
| Feb 18, 10:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Warren, Washington | 44 min |
| Feb 18, 10:48 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Warren, Washington | 42 min |
| Feb 18, 10:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 23 min |
| Feb 18, 11:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Washington | 45 min |
| Feb 18, 11:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe | 30 min |
| Feb 19, 12:02 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 28 min |
| Feb 19, 12:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson | 4 min |
| Feb 19, 2:03 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Toombs | 12 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.