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Tornado Warning 91, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 10, 2009, 10:18 PM EDT for Macon County, Schley County, Sumter County, Georgia. It was in force for 42 min. 2 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
- Apr 10, 2009, 10:18 PM EDT (02:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2009, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Macon County, GA, Schley County, GA, Sumter County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 10:35 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Ellaville, GA | |
| Apr 10, 11:00 PM EDT | TORNADO 1 | 3 Ese Methvins, GA | A TORNADO WITH EF-1 MAX INTENSITY TOUCHED DOWN 3 M ESE OF METHVINS IN FAR ERN SUMTER COUNTY AND TRAVELED ACROSS SRN DOOLY COUNTY BEFORE LIFTING IN FAR WRN WILCOX COUNTY ABOUT 5 MI N OF SEVILLE AROUND 1145 PM. TOTAL PATH LENGTH WAS 25 MI AND MAX PATH WIDTH WAS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 6:31 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 793 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 748 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 339 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS52 KFFC 110218
TORFFC
GAC193-249-261-110300-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0091.090411T0218Z-090411T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1018 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN MACON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SCHLEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHERN SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
* AT 1014 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 13 MILES WEST OF
ELLAVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
AMERICUS AND ANDERSONVILLE.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGE IN THE FORT BENNING
AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3212 8443 3218 8442 3222 8442 3223 8440
3231 8441 3232 8439 3223 8398 3217 8404
3209 8397 3207 8398 3201 8395 3196 8394
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 288DEG 38KT 3225 8450
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KFFC 110235
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1035 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009
GAC193-249-261-110300-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0091.000000T0000Z-090411T0300Z/
SUMTER GA-SCHLEY GA-MACON GA-
1035 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MACON...SOUTHERN SCHLEY AND NORTHERN SUMTER COUNTIES...
AT 1034 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SHILOH...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LA
CROSSE...BUMPHEAD...AMERICUS...ANDERSONVILLE...ANDERSONVILLE NATIONAL
HISTORIC SITE...NEW ERA...PENNINGTON...METHVINS AND LAMAR.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
&&
LAT...LON 3196 8394 3211 8439 3219 8442 3223 8440
3228 8436 3223 8398 3217 8404 3209 8397
3207 8398 3201 8395
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 288DEG 38KT 3218 8429
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 110245
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1045 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009
GAC193-249-261-110300-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0091.000000T0000Z-090411T0300Z/
SUMTER GA-SCHLEY GA-MACON GA-
1045 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MACON...SOUTHERN SCHLEY AND NORTHERN SUMTER COUNTIES...
AT 1044 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST EAST OF
SHILOH...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ANDERSONVILLE...ANDERSONVILLE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE...NEW ERA...
PENNINGTON...METHVINS AND LAMAR.
A SKYWARN SPOTTER JUST REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZED
HAIL BETWEEN ELLAVILLE AND BUENA VISTA.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3196 8394 3211 8439 3219 8442 3223 8440
3228 8436 3223 8398 3217 8404 3209 8397
3207 8398 3201 8395
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 282DEG 38KT 3216 8420
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Newton | 44 min |
| Apr 10, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fayette, Spalding | 53 min |
| Apr 10, 8:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Paulding | 52 min |
| Apr 10, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 31 min |
| Apr 10, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Putnam | 55 min |
| Apr 10, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oglethorpe | 52 min |
| Apr 10, 8:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Henry, Rockdale, Walton | 49 min |
| Apr 10, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Paulding | 27 min |
| Apr 10, 8:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Henry | 55 min |
| Apr 10, 8:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper, Putnam | 35 min |
| Apr 10, 8:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 23 min |
| Apr 10, 8:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Oconee, Walton | 37 min |
| Apr 10, 8:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Spalding | 51 min |
| Apr 10, 9:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 58 min |
| Apr 10, 9:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 39 min |
| Apr 10, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 47 min |
| Apr 10, 9:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper | 41 min |
| Apr 10, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 28 min |
| Apr 10, 9:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Rockdale | 43 min |
| Apr 10, 9:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hancock, Warren | 43 min |
| Apr 10, 9:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 40 min |
| Apr 10, 9:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper, Putnam | 32 min |
| Apr 10, 9:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Henry, Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 32 min |
| Apr 10, 9:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 34 min |
| Apr 10, 9:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 19 min |
| Apr 10, 10:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hancock | 40 min |
| Apr 10, 10:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Newton | 68 min |
| Apr 10, 10:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Putnam, Walton | 62 min |
| Apr 10, 10:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 64 min |
| Apr 10, 10:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Warren, Washington | 61 min |
| Apr 10, 10:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Newton | 30 min |
| Apr 10, 10:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Spalding | 48 min |
| Apr 10, 10:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Putnam | 56 min |
| Apr 10, 10:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Macon, Sumter | 55 min |
| Apr 10, 10:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 37 min |
| Apr 10, 10:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 64 min |
| Apr 10, 11:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Marion, Stewart, Webster | 45 min |
| Apr 10, 11:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Jones, Monroe | 53 min |
| Apr 10, 11:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart | 48 min |
| Apr 10, 11:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Pulaski, Wilcox | 44 min |
| Apr 10, 11:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Sumter | 57 min |
| Apr 10, 11:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Washington | 67 min |
| Apr 10, 11:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Stewart | 37 min |
| Apr 10, 11:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 61 min |
| Apr 10, 11:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge | 36 min |
| Apr 10, 11:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Warren | 37 min |
| Apr 10, 11:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Webster | 32 min |
| Apr 11, 12:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 36 min |
| Apr 11, 12:16 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp | 45 min |
| Apr 11, 12:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 18 min |
| Apr 11, 12:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Wilcox | 40 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.