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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at May 3, 2010, 3:27 PM EDT for Glascock County, Hancock County, Warren County, Georgia. It was in force for 48 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
- May 3, 2010, 3:27 PM EDT (19:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2010, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Glascock County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Warren County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 3:08 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 541 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
753
WFUS52 KFFC 031927
TORFFC
GAC125-141-301-032015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0021.100503T1927Z-100503T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
327 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
GLASCOCK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
EAST CENTRAL HANCOCK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 415 PM EDT
* AT 324 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR SHOALS...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GIBSON AND WARRENTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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 1000 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3324 8249 3318 8273 3323 8274 3324 8276
3324 8279 3334 8285 3345 8257 3341 8254
3336 8254 3335 8250 3335 8244 3332 8239
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 249DEG 18KT 3327 8275
$$
312 follow-up statements
769
WWUS52 KFFC 031932
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
332 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010
GAC141-031941-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100503T2015Z/
HANCOCK GA-
332 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HANCOCK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3324 8249 3324 8273 3336 8279 3345 8257
3341 8254 3336 8254 3335 8250 3335 8244
3332 8239
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 249DEG 18KT 3328 8273
$$
GAC125-301-032015-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100503T2015Z/
GLASCOCK GA-WARREN GA-
332 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
WARREN AND NORTHERN GLASCOCK COUNTIES...
AT 329 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS CENTERED 2 MILES SOUTH OF BEALL
SPRINGS...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FIVE
POINTS...WARRENTON...REESE AND BASTONVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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 1000 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3324 8249 3324 8273 3336 8279 3345 8257
3341 8254 3336 8254 3335 8250 3335 8244
3332 8239
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 249DEG 18KT 3328 8273
$$
31760
WWUS52 KFFC 031957
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
357 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010
GAC125-301-032015-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100503T2015Z/
GLASCOCK GA-WARREN GA-
357 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
WARREN AND NORTHERN GLASCOCK COUNTIES...
AT 352 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR REESE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE ROTATION IN THIS STORM HAS WEAKENED...BUT
IT MAY STILL PRODUCE A TORNADO.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO REESE
AND BASTONVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE
A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3324 8249 3324 8273 3336 8279 3345 8257
3341 8254 3336 8254 3335 8250 3335 8244
3332 8239
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 243DEG 15KT 3334 8261
$$
31The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 5:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Troup | 39 min |
| May 3, 5:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 20 hr |
| May 3, 6:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 6 hr |
| May 3, 6:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas | 6 hr |
| May 3, 7:03 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas | 10 hr |
| May 3, 8:58 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 10 hr |
| May 3, 8:58 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 27 hr |
| May 3, 9:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 19 hr |
| May 3, 10:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 9 hr |
| May 3, 10:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 47 hr |
| May 3, 10:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 40 hr |
| May 3, 12:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 6 hr |
| May 3, 12:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 9 hr |
| May 3, 12:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 6 hr |
| May 3, 12:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 3 hr |
| May 3, 12:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 6 hr |
| May 3, 12:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 3 hr |
| May 3, 12:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 5 hr |
| May 3, 12:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 8 hr |
| May 3, 2:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hancock, Warren | 44 min |
| May 3, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Warren, Washington | 54 min |
| May 3, 3:10 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 6 hr |
| May 3, 3:10 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 7 hr |
| May 3, 3:10 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Oconee | 58 hr |
| May 3, 3:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Glascock, Washington | 43 min |
| May 3, 4:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Warren | 40 min |
| May 3, 5:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Sumter | 44 min |
| May 3, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski, Telfair, Wilcox | 53 min |
| May 3, 6:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 108 min |
| May 3, 7:07 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 24 hr |
| May 3, 7:35 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs | 50 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.