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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 9:59 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 61 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
- Apr 27, 2011, 9:59 PM EDT (01:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fannin County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, White County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 10:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wnw Mountain Scene, GA | TOWNS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS A TREE DOWNED ONTO A HOUSE ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE COUNTY. |
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, 6:52 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 1215 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1433 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 408 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.6
- Supercell composite
- 15.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
345
WFUS52 KFFC 280159
TORFFC
GAC111-187-281-291-311-280300-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0039.110428T0159Z-110428T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
959 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN FANNIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
LUMPKIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
UNION COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
TOWNS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
NORTHERN WHITE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
* AT 957 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO JUST
NORTHWEST OF JASPER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SUCHES...BLAIRSVILLE...HELEN...UNICOI STATE PARK...YOUNG HARRIS AND
HIAWASSEE.
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
GOLF BALL SIZED 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 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8354 3495 8354 3494 8359 3491 8360
3488 8365 3481 8365 3480 8367 3477 8362
3475 8362 3467 8364 3449 8400 3468 8426
3472 8425 3477 8428 3500 8400
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 237DEG 46KT 3453 8438
$$4 follow-up statements
864
WWUS52 KFFC 280212
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1012 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
GAC111-187-281-291-311-280300-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110428T0300Z/
WHITE GA-UNION GA-TOWNS GA-LUMPKIN GA-FANNIN GA-
1012 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FANNIN...LUMPKIN...TOWNS...UNION AND NORTHERN WHITE
COUNTIES...
AT 1007 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGER MOUNTAIN SHELTER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8354 3495 8354 3494 8359 3491 8360
3488 8365 3481 8365 3480 8367 3477 8362
3475 8362 3467 8364 3449 8400 3468 8426
3472 8425 3477 8428 3500 8400
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 244DEG 40KT 3458 8424
$$886
WWUS52 KFFC 280230
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1030 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
GAC111-280239-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110428T0300Z/
FANNIN GA-
1030 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FANNIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED FANNIN 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 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3499 8354 3495 8354 3494 8359 3491 8360
3488 8365 3481 8365 3480 8367 3477 8362
3467 8364 3457 8407 3463 8417 3473 8409
3480 8409 3494 8394
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 244DEG 40KT 3467 8402
$$
GAC187-281-291-311-280300-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110428T0300Z/
WHITE GA-UNION GA-TOWNS GA-LUMPKIN GA-
1030 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
LUMPKIN...TOWNS...UNION AND NORTHERN WHITE COUNTIES...
AT 1025 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. A TORNADO IS LIKELY ON
THE GROUND LOCATED NEAR GOOCH MOUNTAIN SHELTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PORTER
SPRINGS...WOODS HOLE SHELTER...TURNERS CORNER...BLOOD MOUNTAIN
SHELTER...CAMP COLEMAN LAKE...VOGEL STATE PARK...OWLTOWN...
BLAIRSVILLE...QUALATCHEE LAKE...WHITLEY GAP SHELTER...LOW GAP
SHELTER...TRACK ROCK...SMITHGALL WOODS CONSERVATION AREA...
ROBERTSTOWN...HELEN...YOUNG HARRIS...UNICOI STATE PARK...BRASSTOWN
BALD...BLUE MOUNTAIN SHELTER...SAUTEE...ANNA RUBY FALLS...MOUNTAIN
SCENE...HIAWASSEE...MACEDONIA...PLUM ORCHARD GAP SHELTER...TATE CITY
AND TITUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8354 3495 8354 3494 8359 3491 8360
3488 8365 3481 8365 3480 8367 3477 8362
3467 8364 3457 8407 3463 8417 3473 8409
3480 8409 3494 8394
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 244DEG 40KT 3467 8402
$$719
WWUS52 KFFC 280239
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1039 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
GAC187-281-291-311-280300-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110428T0300Z/
WHITE GA-UNION GA-TOWNS GA-LUMPKIN GA-
1039 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LUMPKIN...EASTERN TOWNS...EAST CENTRAL UNION AND
NORTHERN WHITE COUNTIES...
AT 1035 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR WOODS HOLE SHELTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH. THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED TORNADOES AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE...AND
TORNADOES ARE STILL POSSIBLE.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
QUALATCHEE LAKE...WHITLEY GAP SHELTER...LOW GAP SHELTER...TRACK
ROCK...SMITHGALL WOODS CONSERVATION AREA...ROBERTSTOWN...HELEN...
UNICOI STATE PARK...BRASSTOWN BALD...BLUE MOUNTAIN SHELTER...
SAUTEE...ANNA RUBY FALLS...MOUNTAIN SCENE...MACEDONIA...PLUM ORCHARD
GAP SHELTER...TATE CITY AND TITUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR SMALL ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR
PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3461 8391 3470 8401 3480 8398 3488 8390
3499 8354 3495 8354 3494 8359 3491 8360
3488 8365 3481 8365 3480 8367 3477 8362
3467 8364
TIME...MOT...LOC 0239Z 244DEG 40KT 3472 8390
$$280
WWUS52 KFFC 280249 RRA
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1049 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
GAC187-280259-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110428T0300Z/
LUMPKIN GA-
1049 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LUMPKIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED LUMPKIN COUNTY.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3499 8354 3495 8354 3494 8359 3491 8360
3488 8365 3481 8365 3480 8367 3477 8362
3470 8364 3469 8386 3472 8386 3473 8389
3476 8391 3481 8392 3488 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 242DEG 54KT 3480 8372
$$
GAC281-291-311-280300-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110428T0300Z/
WHITE GA-UNION GA-TOWNS GA-
1049 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TOWNS...EAST CENTRAL UNION AND NORTHERN WHITE
COUNTIES...
AT 1044 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LOW GAP SHELTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MOUNTAIN SCENE...MACEDONIA...TITUS...PLUM ORCHARD GAP SHELTER AND
TATE CITY.
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 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8354 3495 8354 3494 8359 3491 8360
3488 8365 3481 8365 3480 8367 3477 8362
3470 8364 3469 8386 3472 8386 3473 8389
3476 8391 3481 8392 3488 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 242DEG 54KT 3480 8372
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 8:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Polk | 62 min |
| Apr 27, 9:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Gordon, Murray | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 9:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Paulding, Pickens | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 9:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dade | 22 min |
| Apr 27, 9:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Floyd, Haralson, Polk | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 9:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Lumpkin and 1 more | 59 min |
| Apr 27, 9:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 10:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Polk | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 10:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Walker | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 10:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Heard, Troup | 66 min |
| Apr 27, 10:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding | 21 min |
| Apr 27, 10:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens | 53 min |
| Apr 27, 10:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Murray, Whitfield | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 11:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Harris, Heard, Meriwether, Troup | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 11:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gordon | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 11:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Troup | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 11:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Fulton, Heard | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 11:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Fannin, Lumpkin, Towns, Union | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 11:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Talbot, Troup | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 11:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Gilmer, Pickens | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 11:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 11:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hall, Lumpkin, White | 53 min |
| Apr 28, 12:02 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 12:06 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Upson | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 12:38 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Henry, Newton, Rockdale | 52 min |
| Apr 28, 12:41 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Upson | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 1:06 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Walton | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 1:08 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Monroe, Putnam | 52 min |
| Apr 28, 1:38 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren | 52 min |
| Apr 28, 1:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 57 min |
| Apr 28, 2:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Putnam, Upson | 57 min |
| Apr 28, 2:28 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 2:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Jones, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 3:04 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hancock, Warren | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 3:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Putnam | 57 min |
| Apr 28, 3:37 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Warren | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 4:18 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jones | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 4:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Warren | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 4:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 4 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Warren, Washington, Wilkinson | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 5:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 10:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 33 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.