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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 5:14 PM EDT for Dade County, Walker County, Georgia. It was in force for 46 min. 8 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 27, 2011, 5:14 PM EDT (21:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dade County, GA, Walker County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 5:35 PM EDT | TORNADO 3 | 5 Sw Trenton, GA | *** 2 FATAL *** NWS SURVEY TEAM HAVE DETERMINED THAT AN EF3 TORNADO MOVED INTO GEORGIA FROM ALABAMA NORTHWEST OF STEWART TOWN WITH WINDS OF 150 MPH. THIS STORM TRACKED NORTHEAST INTO TRENTON AND CONTINUED INTO WALKER COUNTY. TWO FATALITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED W |
| Apr 27, 5:40 PM EDT | TORNADO | Trenton, GA | DADE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS THAT TRENTON HAS TAKEN A HIT FROM A TORNADO. SEVERAL INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DADE COUNTY 911 AND TRAUMA CENTERS ARE BEING ACTIVATED. |
| Apr 27, 5:45 PM EDT | HAIL 2.5 | Wildwood, GA | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED DRIVING THROUGH LARGE HAIL IN WILDWOOD. |
| Apr 27, 5:53 PM EDT | TORNADO 3 | 4 S Lookout Mountain, GA | NWS SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED THIS TORNADO WAS A CONTINUANCE OF THE TORNADO WHICH MOVED THROUGH TRENTON. THIS TORNADO WAS AN EF3...18 MILES LONG AND 0.6 MILES WIDE. ALONG THE PATH HOMES WERE DAMAGED...18 WITH MAJOR DAMAGE...TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TREES WERE KNOCKED |
| Apr 27, 5:53 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 S Lookout Mountain, GA | AMATEUR RADIO RELAYED REPORTS OF 20 DAMAGED HOUSES, INCLUDING ONE COMPLETELY DESTROYED HOUSE, IN THE EAGLE LANDING AREA NEAR FLINTSTONE. WALKER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED THE REPORT. |
| Apr 27, 6:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Lookout Mountain, GA | AMATEUR RADIO RELAYED REPORTS OF SEVERAL DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES NEAR THE DRIVE ALLEY ROAD AND BURNT MILL ROAD AREAS OF ROSSVILLE. |
| Apr 27, 6:00 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 S Lookout Mountain, GA | AMATEUR RADIO RELAYED REPORTS OF 20 DAMAGED HOUSES, INCLUDING ONE COMPLETELY DESTROYED HOUSE, IN THE EAGLE LANDING AREA NEAR FLINTSTONE. WALKER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED THE REPORT. |
| Apr 27, 6:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Rossville, GA | PUBLIC REPORTED A SMALL OUTBUILDING AND ALL ITS CONTENTS WERE BLOWN AWAY. SOME TREES WERE ALSO DOWNED. |
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 27, 2:42 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 714 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
174
WFUS52 KFFC 272114
TORFFC
GAC083-295-272200-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0030.110427T2114Z-110427T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
514 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
DADE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
NORTH CENTRAL WALKER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 511 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 23 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF TRENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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!
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 1100 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8526 3490 8526 3475 8557 3495 8561
3498 8561 3499 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 229DEG 47KT 3473 8582
$$4 follow-up statements
870
WWUS52 KFFC 272125
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
525 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
GAC083-295-272200-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110427T2200Z/
WALKER GA-DADE GA-
525 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR DADE AND
NORTH CENTRAL WALKER COUNTIES...
AT 520 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
STEPHENSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY
OF PRODUCING LARGE...DAMAGING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER NOW!
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CLOUDLAND CANYON STATE PARK...TRENTON...COLE CITY...NEW ENGLAND...
MORGANVILLE...HOOKER...WILDWOOD...CHATTANOOGA VALLEY...LOOKOUT
MOUNTAIN...FAIRVIEW AND ROSSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8526 3490 8526 3475 8557 3495 8561
3498 8561 3499 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 231DEG 43KT 3480 8569
$$874
WWUS52 KFFC 272137
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
537 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
GAC083-295-272200-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110427T2200Z/
WALKER GA-DADE GA-
537 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR DADE AND
NORTH CENTRAL WALKER COUNTIES...
AT 534 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR THE ALABAMA GEORGIA
STATE LINE...WEST OF TRENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE...DAMAGING TORNADOES.
TAKE COVER NOW!
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TRENTON...CLOUDLAND CANYON STATE PARK...COLE CITY...NEW ENGLAND...
MORGANVILLE...HOOKER...WILDWOOD...CHATTANOOGA VALLEY...LOOKOUT
MOUNTAIN...FAIRVIEW AND ROSSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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!
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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 1100 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8526 3490 8526 3475 8557 3495 8561
3498 8561 3499 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 243DEG 44KT 3484 8556
$$745
WWUS52 KFFC 272141
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
541 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
GAC083-295-272200-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110427T2200Z/
WALKER GA-DADE GA-
541 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR DADE AND
NORTH CENTRAL WALKER COUNTIES...
AT 539 PM EDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST
SOUTH OF TRENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY
OF PRODUCING LARGE...DAMAGING TORNADOES...TAKE COVER NOW!
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW
ENGLAND...MORGANVILLE...HOOKER...WILDWOOD...CHATTANOOGA VALLEY...
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN...FAIRVIEW AND ROSSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8526 3490 8526 3475 8557 3495 8561
3498 8561 3499 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 242DEG 38KT 3487 8550
$$429
WWUS52 KFFC 272146
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
546 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
GAC083-295-272200-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110427T2200Z/
WALKER GA-DADE GA-
546 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR DADE AND
NORTH CENTRAL WALKER COUNTIES...
AT 543 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
NEW ENGLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF
PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING TORNADOES...TAKE COVER NOW!
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HOOKER...WILDWOOD...CHATTANOOGA VALLEY...LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN...FAIRVIEW
AND ROSSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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!
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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 1100 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8526 3490 8526 3475 8557 3495 8561
3498 8561 3499 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 244DEG 43KT 3489 8543
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 8:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Haralson, Polk | 56 min |
| Apr 27, 8:16 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 8:25 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 8:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Heard | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 8:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray and 5 more | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 8:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Murray, Whitfield | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 8:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 8:54 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 9:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 16 min |
| Apr 27, 9:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Murray | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 61 min |
| Apr 27, 2:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Whitfield | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 5:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 5:53 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 11 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 7:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 7:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 7:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 46 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.