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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 11:05 PM EDT for Harris County, Meriwether County, Troup County, Georgia. It was in force for 40 min. 2 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, 11:05 PM EDT (03:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 11:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Harris County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Troup County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:07 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, 11:16 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 S Lagrange, GA | TROUP COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOUSE ON MURPHY ROAD. |
| Apr 27, 11:20 PM EDT | TORNADO 2 | 5 S Lagrange, GA | NWS STORM SURVEY DETERMINED THAT AN EF2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 5 MILES SOUTH OF LAGRANGE AT 1120 PM EDT. IT TRACKED FOR 7 MILES BEFORE LIFTING 6 MILES EAST OF LAGRANGE AT 1130 PM. PATH LENGTH WAS 7 MILES WITH WIDTH UP TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. 15 HOMES DESTROYED |
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, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 55 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.
373
WFUS52 KFFC 280305
TORFFC
GAC145-199-285-280345-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0043.110428T0305Z-110428T0345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1105 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN HARRIS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
MERIWETHER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHERN TROUP COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1145 PM EDT
* AT 1100 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR WEST
POINT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LAGRANGE...GREENVILLE AND WOODBURY.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3323 8469 3322 8467 3323 8466 3297 8456
3281 8517 3283 8518 3285 8516 3286 8519
3297 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 242DEG 46KT 3290 8517
$$5 follow-up statements
923
WWUS52 KFFC 280312
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1112 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
GAC145-199-285-280345-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110428T0345Z/
TROUP GA-MERIWETHER GA-HARRIS GA-
1112 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN HARRIS...MERIWETHER AND SOUTHERN TROUP COUNTIES...
AT 1107 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR WEST POINT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BAUGHS
CROSSROADS...SMITHS CROSSROAD...LAGRANGE...BIG SPRINGS...LOUISE...
STOVALL...MOUNTVILLE...ODESSADALE...SAINT MARKS...HARRIS CITY...
GREENVILLE...WOODBURY...ROCKY MOUNT AND WOOSTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE
A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3323 8469 3322 8467 3323 8466 3297 8456
3286 8519 3297 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 0312Z 242DEG 46KT 3294 8510
$$768
WWUS52 KFFC 280321
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1121 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
GAC145-280330-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110428T0345Z/
HARRIS GA-
1121 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN HARRIS 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 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3303 8458 3292 8509 3302 8511 3305 8504
3323 8469 3322 8467 3323 8466
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 238DEG 39KT 3298 8502
$$
GAC199-285-280345-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110428T0345Z/
TROUP GA-MERIWETHER GA-
1121 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
MERIWETHER AND CENTRAL TROUP COUNTIES...
AT 1116 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SMITHS CROSSROAD...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. AREAS JUST SOUTH OF LAGRANGE SHOULD TAKE
SHELTER NOW! THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LAGRANGE...BIG SPRINGS...LOUISE...MOUNTVILLE...ODESSADALE...SAINT
MARKS...GREENVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT AND WOOSTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE
A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3303 8458 3292 8509 3302 8511 3305 8504
3323 8469 3322 8467 3323 8466
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 238DEG 39KT 3298 8502
$$063
WWUS52 KFFC 280322
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1122 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
GAC199-285-280345-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110428T0345Z/
TROUP GA-MERIWETHER GA-
1122 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
MERIWETHER AND CENTRAL TROUP COUNTIES...
AT 1121 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. A TORNADO IS LIKELY ON
THE GROUND NEAR SMITHS CROSSROAD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BIG
SPRINGS...LOUISE...MOUNTVILLE...ODESSADALE...SAINT MARKS...
GREENVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT AND WOOSTER.
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!
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3303 8458 3292 8509 3302 8511 3305 8504
3323 8469 3322 8467 3323 8466
TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 238DEG 39KT 3299 8500
$$664
WWUS52 KFFC 280330
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1130 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
GAC199-285-280345-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110428T0345Z/
TROUP GA-MERIWETHER GA-
1130 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MERIWETHER AND EAST CENTRAL TROUP COUNTIES...
AT 1126 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR LAGRANGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BIG
SPRINGS...LOUISE...MOUNTVILLE...ODESSADALE...ROCKY MOUNT...WOOSTER
AND SAINT MARKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3308 8460 3295 8499 3303 8503 3305 8504
3323 8469 3322 8467 3323 8466
TIME...MOT...LOC 0329Z 235DEG 32KT 3302 8496
$$153
WWUS52 KFFC 280337
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1137 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
GAC199-285-280345-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-110428T0345Z/
TROUP GA-MERIWETHER GA-
1137 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MERIWETHER AND EAST CENTRAL TROUP COUNTIES...
AT 1130 PM EDT...TROUP COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTED A TORNADO ON
THE GROUND ON MURPHY ROAD...JUST SOUTH OF EXIT 13 ON I-85. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BIG SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MOUNTVILLE...ODESSADALE...ROCKY MOUNT...WOOSTER AND SAINT MARKS.
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!
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3308 8460 3295 8499 3303 8503 3305 8504
3323 8469 3322 8467 3323 8466
TIME...MOT...LOC 0335Z 235DEG 32KT 3305 8491
$$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, 9:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Fannin, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 61 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, 11:08 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.