Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 34, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Oct 27, 2010, 10:48 AM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 27 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
- Oct 27, 2010, 10:48 AM EDT (14:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 27, 2010, 11:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Carroll County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fulton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 6:48 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 32 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
- 608 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 587 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
040
WFUS52 KFFC 271448
TORFFC
GAC045-077-097-121-271515-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0034.101027T1448Z-101027T1515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1048 AM EDT WED OCT 27 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
NORTHWESTERN COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1115 AM EDT
* AT 1046 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
WHITESBURG...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL COUNTRY...UNION CITY...PALMETTO AND FAIRBURN.
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 100 PM EDT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3357 8504 3367 8457 3353 8453 3350 8461
3344 8462 3339 8500 3344 8502
TIME...MOT...LOC 1448Z 258DEG 25KT 3350 8491
$$2 follow-up statements
214
WWUS52 KFFC 271508
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1108 AM EDT WED OCT 27 2010
GAC045-097-271518-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-101027T1515Z/
DOUGLAS GA-CARROLL GA-
1108 AM EDT WED OCT 27 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL AND SOUTHWESTERN
DOUGLAS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF CARROLL ANDDOUGLAS COUNTIES.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3345 8498 3344 8493 3352 8482 3357 8481
3363 8475 3367 8457 3353 8453 3350 8461
3344 8463 3340 8499 3341 8500 3342 8501
TIME...MOT...LOC 1508Z 258DEG 25KT 3353 8475
$$
GAC077-121-271515-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-101027T1515Z/
COWETA GA-FULTON GA-
1108 AM EDT WED OCT 27 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FULTON AND NORTHWESTERN COWETA COUNTIES...
AT 1105 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL
COUNTRY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UNION
CITY...PALMETTO...FAIRBURN AND CANNONGATE.
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 FIRST 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 100 PM EDT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3345 8498 3344 8493 3352 8482 3357 8481
3363 8475 3367 8457 3353 8453 3350 8461
3344 8463 3340 8499 3341 8500 3342 8501
TIME...MOT...LOC 1508Z 258DEG 25KT 3353 8475
$$545
WWUS52 KFFC 271516
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1116 AM EDT WED OCT 27 2010
GAC077-121-271526-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-101027T1515Z/
COWETA GA-FULTON GA-
1116 AM EDT WED OCT 27 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FULTON AND NORTHWESTERN
COWETA COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1115 AM EDT...
AT 1114 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A THUNDERSTORM WITH ROTATION. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
PALMETTO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO UNION CITY...FAIRBURN AND CANNONGATE.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3345 8498 3344 8493 3352 8482 3357 8481
3363 8475 3367 8457 3353 8453 3350 8461
3344 8463 3340 8499 3341 8500 3342 8501
TIME...MOT...LOC 1508Z 258DEG 25KT 3353 8475
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 8:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 26 min |
| Oct 26, 9:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon | 38 min |
| Oct 27, 2:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Henry, Rockdale | 13 min |
| Oct 27, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe | 36 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.