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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2010, 1:40 AM EDT for Fannin County, Gilmer County, Murray County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 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
- Apr 25, 2010, 1:40 AM EDT (05:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2010, 2:10 AM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fannin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Murray County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 8:11 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 25, 1:17 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 587 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 604 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 815 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
701
WFUS52 KFFC 250540
TORFFC
GAC111-123-213-250630-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0019.100425T0540Z-100425T0630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
140 AM EDT SUN APR 25 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN FANNIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTH CENTRAL GILMER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHEAST MURRAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 230 AM EDT
* AT 135 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ETON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MCCAYSVILLE-COPPERHILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8420 3499 8417 3492 8421 3475 8475
3489 8479 3500 8453 3500 8421
TIME...MOT...LOC 0540Z 247DEG 44KT 3486 8470
$$2 follow-up statements
300
WWUS52 KFFC 250602
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
202 AM EDT SUN APR 25 2010
GAC123-213-250611-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-100425T0630Z/
GILMER GA-MURRAY GA-
202 AM EDT SUN APR 25 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MURRAY AND NORTH CENTRAL
GILMER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED INTO PICKENS COUNTY.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3499 8420 3499 8417 3492 8421 3486 8455
3499 8455 3500 8453 3500 8421
TIME...MOT...LOC 0601Z 247DEG 44KT 3496 8441
$$
GAC111-250630-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-100425T0630Z/
FANNIN GA-
202 AM EDT SUN APR 25 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM EDT FOR NORTHERN
FANNIN COUNTY...
AT 158 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
A STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR
COLWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
EPWORTH...MCCAYSVILLE-COPPERHILL AND MINERAL BLUFF.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8420 3499 8417 3492 8421 3486 8455
3499 8455 3500 8453 3500 8421
TIME...MOT...LOC 0601Z 247DEG 44KT 3496 8441
$$759
WWUS52 KFFC 250610
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
210 AM EDT SUN APR 25 2010
GAC111-250620-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-100425T0630Z/
FANNIN GA-
210 AM EDT SUN APR 25 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN FANNIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER SUSPECTED TO BE
PRODUCING A TORNADO. HOWEVER...STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH...VERY
HEAVY RAIN...AND SMALL HAIL ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3499 8420 3499 8417 3492 8421 3486 8455
3499 8455 3500 8453 3500 8421
TIME...MOT...LOC 0610Z 247DEG 44KT 3500 8429
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 8:28 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 11 hr |
| Apr 24, 11:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 64 min |
| Apr 25, 12:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Marion, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 40 min |
| Apr 25, 12:48 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Walker, Whitfield | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 1:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe | 30 min |
| Apr 25, 1:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Murray | 38 min |
| Apr 25, 1:18 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 49 min |
| Apr 25, 1:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Walker, Whitfield | 113 min |
| Apr 25, 1:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 41 min |
| Apr 25, 4:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 23 min |
| Apr 25, 5:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski | 32 min |
| Apr 25, 10:51 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 10 hr |
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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.