Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Feb 18, 2009, 4:22 PM EST for Bartow County, Cherokee County, Georgia. It was in force for 38 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, 4:22 PM EST (21:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2009, 5:00 PM EST
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bartow County, GA, Cherokee County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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, 1:42 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:32 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 112 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 182122
TORFFC
GAC015-057-182200-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0006.090218T2122Z-090218T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
422 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHERN BARTOW COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 500 PM EST
* AT 420 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
ADAIRSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CASSVILLE...WHITE...WALESKA...HOLLY SPRINGS...CANTON AND
BUFFINGTON.
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 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 3435 8500 3440 8500 3439 8495 3440 8494
3441 8473 3440 8457 3438 8457 3439 8442
3438 8440 3416 8442 3423 8502 3434 8502
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 274DEG 56KT 3432 8493
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KFFC 182138
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
438 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
GAC015-057-182200-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090218T2200Z/
CHEROKEE GA-BARTOW GA-
437 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST FOR
NORTHERN BARTOW AND WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES...
AT 434 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF
CASSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PINE
LOG...WHITE...FUNKHOUSER...SALACOA VALLEY...LAKE ARROWHEAD...
SUTALLEE...WALESKA...BRIDGEMILL...CANTON...BUFFINGTON...HICKORY FLAT
AND HOLLY SPRINGS.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3439 8481 3440 8475 3440 8474 3441 8473
3440 8457 3438 8457 3439 8442 3438 8440
3416 8442 3422 8493 3429 8493
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 283DEG 42KT 3426 8481
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 182152
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
452 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
GAC015-182201-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090218T2200Z/
BARTOW GA-
451 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL BARTOW COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR MOST OF NORTH GEORGIA.
IF YOU SAW 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 3438 8440 3417 8442 3416 8443 3422 8464
3429 8464 3434 8463 3439 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 278DEG 22KT 3425 8457
$$
GAC057-182200-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090218T2200Z/
CHEROKEE GA-
451 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST FOR WESTERN
CHEROKEE COUNTY...
AT 448 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A DANGEROUS STORM WITH A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
5 MILES WEST OF CANTON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. PERSONS IN CANTON SHOULD MOVE TO A
SAFE PLACE NOW.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BUFFINGTON...CANTON AND HICKORY FLAT.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3438 8440 3417 8442 3416 8443 3422 8464
3429 8464 3434 8463 3439 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 278DEG 22KT 3425 8457
$$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, 4:52 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, 6:21 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton | 54 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 |
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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.