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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Atlanta, GA

February 28, 2009Dodge County, Telfair County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Feb 28, 2009, 1:38 PM EST for Dodge County, Telfair County, Georgia. It was in force for 46 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 28, 2009, 1:38 PM EST (18:38 UTC)
Expired
Feb 28, 2009, 2:24 PM EST
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Dodge County, GA, Telfair County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:39 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
Feb 28, 11:39 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 203 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2009-02-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 47 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2009-02-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 154 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
47 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
637 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
154 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
264 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.5

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The text

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

000 
WFUS52 KFFC 281838
TORFFC
GAC091-271-281945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0043.090228T1838Z-090228T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
138 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN DODGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  TELFAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 245 PM EST

* AT 135 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 16 MILES WEST OF
  RHINE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  MILAN...JACKSONVILLE AND LUMBER CITY.

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 700 PM EST SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHERN 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 3185 8319 3187 8318 3188 8321 3192 8321
      3195 8324 3194 8326 3196 8328 3208 8330
      3210 8333 3211 8331 3196 8269 3192 8266
      3178 8287 3178 8298
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 288DEG 33KT 3204 8344

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS52 KFFC 281852
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
152 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

GAC091-271-281945-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-090228T1945Z/
TELFAIR GA-DODGE GA-
151 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN
DODGE AND TELFAIR COUNTIES...

AT 148 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF FIVE POINTS...MOVING EAST 
AT 40 MPH.  LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN WILCOX COUNTY REPORTED A 
TORNADO ON THE GROUND WITH THIS STORM EARLIER.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
RHINE...FIVE POINTS...TEMPERANCE...CHINA HILL...MILAN...
JACKSONVILLE...WORKMORE...HORSE CREEK WMA AND LUMBER CITY.

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 700 PM EST SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHERN 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 3185 8319 3187 8318 3188 8321 3192 8321
      3195 8324 3194 8326 3196 8328 3208 8330
      3210 8333 3211 8331 3196 8269 3192 8266
      3178 8287 3178 8298
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 276DEG 34KT 3206 8328

$$
000 
WWUS52 KFFC 281907
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
207 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

GAC091-271-281945-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-090228T1945Z/
TELFAIR GA-DODGE GA-
206 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL DODGE AND TELFAIR COUNTIES...

AT 205 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A STRONG STORM LOCATED NEAR RHINE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 
MPH.  THE ROTATION IN THIS STORM HAS WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY...BUT A 
BRIEF TORNADO MAY STILL FORM IN THE WARNED AREA.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TEMPERANCE...MILAN...CHINA HILL...WORKMORE...JACKSONVILLE...HORSE
CREEK WMA AND LUMBER CITY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN 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 3185 8319 3187 8318 3188 8321 3192 8321
      3195 8324 3194 8326 3197 8326 3207 8315
      3196 8270 3192 8266 3178 8287 3178 8298
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 295DEG 35KT 3201 8312

$$
000 
WWUS52 KFFC 281924
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
224 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

GAC091-271-281932-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-090228T1945Z/
TELFAIR GA-DODGE GA-
224 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL DODGE AND TELFAIR COUNTIES
IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS LOST ITS STRONG 
ROTATION.  THE STORM IS STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS 
AND SMALL HAIL.  THUS...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ISSUED 
TO REPLACE THIS TORNADO WARNING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN 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 3185 8319 3187 8318 3188 8321 3192 8321
      3195 8324 3194 8326 3197 8326 3207 8315
      3196 8270 3192 8266 3178 8287 3178 8298
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 276DEG 34KT 3203 8294

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 8:58 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCClarke, Greene, Oconee5 days
Feb 28, 9:03 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris57 min
Feb 28, 9:23 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCHarris, Muscogee52 min
Feb 28, 9:40 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Muscogee50 min
Feb 28, 9:52 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMacon, Marion, Schley, Taylor53 min
Feb 28, 10:13 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCChattahoochee, Marion47 min
Feb 28, 11:05 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHouston, Macon, Peach, Schley, Taylor40 min
Feb 28, 11:14 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCMacon37 min
Feb 28, 11:18 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCCrawford, Macon, Peach, Taylor27 min
Feb 28, 11:32 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCHouston, Pulaski58 min
Feb 28, 11:35 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDooly, Macon, Pulaski40 min
Feb 28, 12:04 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox56 min
Feb 28, 12:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCSumter33 min
Feb 28, 12:55 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler50 min
Feb 28, 12:57 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDooly48 min
Feb 28, 1:05 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningFFCLamar, Spalding5 hr
Feb 28, 1:05 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp, Wilcox40 min
Feb 28, 1:10 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly, Wilcox50 min
Feb 28, 1:36 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningFFCHaralson5 hr
Feb 28, 1:52 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler38 min
Feb 28, 2:24 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMontgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler51 min
Feb 28, 3:20 PM ESTWind AdvisoryFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more31 hr
Feb 28, 3:41 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 73 more31 hr
Feb 28, 6:00 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHancock, Washington35 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.