Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2010, 5:43 PM EST for Bleckley County, Laurens County, Georgia. It was in force for 37 min. 1 report 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
- Mar 12, 2010, 5:43 PM EST (22:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2010, 6:20 PM EST
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bleckley County, GA, Laurens County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 5:51 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 45 | Montrose, GA | AT I-16 AND HWY 26 |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -363 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 515 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 408 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
505
WFUS52 KFFC 122243
TORFFC
GAC023-175-122330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0007.100312T2243Z-100312T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
543 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BLECKLEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHERN LAURENS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 630 PM EST
* AT 541 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
GOLDSBORO... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MONTROSE...DUDLEY...BARLOW...DUBLIN...AND EAST DUBLIN.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3242 8315 3244 8317 3239 8322 3238 8325
3252 8334 3271 8296 3271 8286 3268 8279
3266 8279 3261 8267 3260 8267
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 242DEG 40KT 3250 8320
$$2 follow-up statements
637
WWUS52 KFFC 122255
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
555 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
GAC023-122304-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100312T2330Z/
BLECKLEY GA-
555 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BLECKLEY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND POSSIBLE TORNADO HAS MOVED OUT OF
BLECKLEY COUNTY.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3242 8314 3258 8323 3271 8296 3271 8286
3268 8279 3266 8280 3266 8279 3261 8267
3260 8268
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 242DEG 40KT 3256 8306
$$
GAC175-122330-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100312T2330Z/
LAURENS GA-
555 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
LAURENS COUNTY...
AT 550 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DUDLEY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HARLOW...CHAPPELLS MILL...DUBLIN...EAST DUBLIN...BREWTON...TUCKERS
CROSSROAD AND LOVETT.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3242 8314 3258 8323 3271 8296 3271 8286
3268 8279 3266 8280 3266 8279 3261 8267
3260 8268
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 242DEG 40KT 3256 8306
$$064
WWUS52 KFFC 122320
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
620 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
GAC175-122327-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100312T2330Z/
LAURENS GA-
620 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN LAURENS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER SUSPECTED TO BE
PRODUCING A TORNADO. HOWEVER...STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH...VERY
HEAVY RAIN...AND SMALL HAIL ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH A LINE OF STORMS
ACROSS EASTERN AND CENTRAL LAURENS COUNTY STRETCHING FROM AROUND
LOVETT TO RENTZ. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST AROUND 45
MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE MINTER...
LOWERY...CADWELL AND CEDAR GROVE.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3242 8314 3258 8323 3271 8296 3271 8286
3268 8279 3266 8280 3266 8279 3261 8267
3260 8268
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 242DEG 40KT 3268 8279
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1:13 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton and 31 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:08 AM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Towns and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:12 AM EST | Flood Watch | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon and 8 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 12, 11:02 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 58 min |
| Mar 12, 11:54 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Walker and 1 more | 66 min |
| Mar 12, 2:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dooly, Houston, Pulaski, Twiggs | 45 min |
| Mar 12, 4:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Macon | 40 min |
| Mar 12, 4:54 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Houston | 111 min |
| Mar 12, 5:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Pulaski | 33 min |
| Mar 12, 5:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Pulaski, Twiggs | 47 min |
| Mar 12, 5:18 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Pulaski, Twiggs | 42 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.