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Tornado Warning 52, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2011, 12:41 AM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 49 min. 3 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 28, 2011, 12:41 AM EDT (04:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2011, 1:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Butts County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Pike County, GA, Upson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:45 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 28, 1:00 AM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Wsw High Falls State, GA | MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED 3 TRACTOR TRAILERS BLOWN OFF I-75 NEAR EXIT 196. PEOPLE WERE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLES. DAMAGE TO HOMES AND TREES IN THE WELDON ROAD AREA WAS ALSO REPORTED. |
| Apr 28, 1:02 AM EDT | TORNADO 3 | 1 Wsw High Falls State, GA | MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED 3 TRACTOR TRAILERS BLOWN OFF I-75 NEAR EXIT 196. PEOPLE WERE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLES. DAMAGE TO HOMES AND TREES IN THE WELDON ROAD AREA WAS ALSO REPORTED. |
| Apr 28, 1:30 AM EDT | TORNADO | Forsyth, GA | ROOF RIPPED OFF THE BACK OF A HOUSE. MANY TREES DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this tornado warning; the first came 19 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 49 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.
435 WFUS52 KFFC 280441 TORFFC GAC035-171-207-231-293-280530- /O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0052.110428T0441Z-110428T0530Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1241 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN BUTTS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTHEASTERN UPSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 130 AM EDT * AT 1240 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF MEANSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE ROCK...ALDORA...MILNER...BARNESVILLE...FORSYTH AND FLOVILLA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW! TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. 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 3328 8387 3306 8380 3294 8435 3305 8440 TIME...MOT...LOC 0441Z 246DEG 36KT 3301 8430 $$
3 follow-up statements
089
WWUS52 KFFC 280451
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1251 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
GAC231-293-280459-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110428T0530Z/
PIKE GA-UPSON GA-
1251 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL UPSON AND SOUTHEASTERN PIKE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3304 8425 3311 8425 3328 8387 3327 8387
3309 8381 3300 8426 3303 8428
TIME...MOT...LOC 0449Z 245DEG 39KT 3305 8419
$$
GAC035-171-207-280530-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110428T0530Z/
MONROE GA-LAMAR GA-BUTTS GA-
1251 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BUTTS...NORTHERN LAMAR AND NORTHERN MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 1245 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
A TORNADO WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR BARNESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. PERSONS IN AND TO THE
NORTH AND EAST OF BARNESVILLE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE NOW!!!
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ALDORA...MILNER...BARNESVILLE...LIBERTY HILL...GOGGINS...
JOHNSTONVILLE...CHAPPEL MILL...HIGH FALLS STATE PARK...BLOUNT...
INDIAN SPRINGS STATE PARK AND FLOVILLA.
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 3304 8425 3311 8425 3328 8387 3327 8387
3309 8381 3300 8426 3303 8428
TIME...MOT...LOC 0449Z 245DEG 39KT 3305 8419
$$463
WWUS52 KFFC 280458
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1258 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
GAC035-171-207-280530-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110428T0530Z/
MONROE GA-LAMAR GA-BUTTS GA-
1258 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL BUTTS...NORTHERN LAMAR AND NORTHERN MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 1254 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES
CONTINUED TO THAT A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND JUST NORTHEAST OF
BARNESVILLE...OR BETWEEN BARNESVILLE AND LIBERTY HILL...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL PASS JUST SOUTH OF CHAPPEL HILL AND THEN MOVE
TOWARD HIGH FALLS STATE PARK IN NORTHWEST MONROE COUNTY.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
JOHNSTONVILLE...BLOUNT...INDIAN SPRINGS STATE PARK AND FLOVILLA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!
TAKE COVER NOW! TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
800 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3305 8419 3312 8421 3327 8389 3326 8389
3309 8383 3302 8417
TIME...MOT...LOC 0456Z 245DEG 39KT 3308 8411
$$
19584
WWUS52 KFFC 280519
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
119 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
GAC171-280527-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110428T0530Z/
LAMAR GA-
119 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM THAT EARLIER AFFECTED LAMAR COUNTY HAS
MOVED EAST INTO MONROE COUNTY AT THIS TIME.
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 400 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3320 8404 3327 8389 3326 8389 3309 8383
3305 8404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 245DEG 39KT 3317 8386
$$
GAC035-207-280530-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110428T0530Z/
MONROE GA-BUTTS GA-
119 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL BUTTS AND NORTHERN MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 112 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND REPORTS FROM
EMERGENCY MANAGERS CONFIRM THAT A STRONG TORNADO HAS TRACKED ACROSS
NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO
HOMES AND TO VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE 75 AND MILE MARKER 196.
DOPPLER-RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH
STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BLOUNT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3320 8404 3327 8389 3326 8389 3309 8383
3305 8404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 245DEG 39KT 3317 8386
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Apr 27, 10:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 10:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1006 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011 .UPDATE... SENDING AN UPDATE MAINLY TO REFRESH WORDING...HAVE MADE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO POPS AND WX GRIDS. EXPECT SEVERE THREAT TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH SBCAPES AT OR ABOVE 2000 J/KG FOR A LARGE PORTION OF WEST GEORGIA...EXTENDING UP TO THE METRO AREA...WITH AT LEAST 500 SBCAPES EVERYWHERE. 0-1KM HELICITY 300-500 M2/S2 ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WHICH STRETCHES FROM EAST CENTRAL TENNESSEE INTO NORTHERN ALABAMA AT AFD TIME. SPC HAS EXPANDED THE HIGH RISK TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF METRO ATLANTA. OVERALL LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY LONG NIGHT AHEAD OF US STILL TEMPS NOT FALLING AS QUICKLY AS FORECAST WITH THE FRONT STILL HANGING BACK...SO HAVE UPDATED HOURLY TRENDS. NO MAJOR CHANGES TO MIN TEMPS AT THIS TIME. UPDATE WILL BE OUT SHORTLY. TDP && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 730 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011/ PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 505 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011/ SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO BRING A VERY WARM AND MOIST AIR MASS INTO THE AREA...HELPING TO CREATE A VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS. THIS ENVIRONMENT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND EVEN TORNADOES OUT AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE AREA...SPREADING SOUTH AND EAST DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY MORNING WHEN THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO NEAR THE GEORGIA COAST. A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL USHER IN A DRIER AIR MASS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... THE HIGH WILL PROGRESS THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION SATURDAY WHILE KEEPING THE DRIER AIR OVER THE AREA. A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND EASTERN CANADA WILL PUSH TO THE NORTHEAST AND THE TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL STRETCH TO THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL APPROACH NORTHERN GEORGIA MONDAY POSING THE NEXT THREAT OF MORE SHOWERS INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. FAIR WEATHER TO BECOME DOMINATE WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS...BRINGING IN A DRIER AIR MASS. FIRE WEATHER... WILL CONTINUE WITH FIRE DANGER STATEMENT ACROSS CENTRAL GA...ALTHOUGH WINDS ACROSS SC/SE/EC SECTIONS MARGINAL. FUELS REMAIN DRY IN THIS AREA AS THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE WIDESPREAD RAIN IN RECENT WEEKS. 37 AVIATION... 00Z UPDATE... SUPERCELLS TO THE WEST WILL MOVE INTO THE ATL CSG AREA BY 04Z AND INTO MCN/AHN AREA BETWEEN 05Z AND 06Z. WILL ADD WIND GUSTS TO 40KTS WITH THE TSRA IN ATL/CSG WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS IN AHN/MCN. THE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE CWA AND THIS WILL BRING THE CONVECTION TO AN END. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY OUT OF THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SHIFTING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER FROPA...BUT INCREASE TO 15G25KT BY 17Z THU. CIGS WILL BECOME MVFR/IFR TONIGHT...MAINLY WITH THE TSRA AND INCREASE TO VFR BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. //ATL CONFIDENCE... 00Z UPDATE... MEDUIM TO HIGH ON ALL ELEMENTS 17 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 62 75 47 79 / 90 20 10 5 ATLANTA 58 72 50 76 / 90 10 5 5 BLAIRSVILLE 55 70 44 73 / 100 10 10 5 CARTERSVILLE 58 70 43 77 / 100 10 5 5 COLUMBUS 65 75 50 80 / 90 20 5 5 GAINESVILLE 59 73 50 77 / 100 10 10 5 MACON 67 79 46 81 / 90 20 10 5 ROME 55 72 45 78 / 100 10 5 5 PEACHTREE CITY 61 71 42 78 / 90 10 5 5 VIDALIA 70 82 55 79 / 50 30 10 5 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW...BUTTS...CARROLL...CATOOSA... CHATTAHOOCHEE...CHATTOOGA...CHEROKEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON...COBB... COWETA...CRAWFORD...DADE...DAWSON...DEKALB...DOUGLAS...FANNIN... FAYETTE...FLOYD...FORSYTH...GILMER...GORDON...GREENE... GWINNETT...HALL...HARALSON...HARRIS...HEARD...HENRY...JACKSON... JASPER...LAMAR...LUMPKIN...MADISON...MARION...MERIWETHER... MONROE...MORGAN...MURRAY...MUSCOGEE...NEWTON...NORTH FULTON... OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...PAULDING...PICKENS...PIKE...POLK... PUTNAM...ROCKDALE...SCHLEY...SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING...STEWART... TALBOT...TAYLOR...TOWNS...TROUP...UNION...UPSON...WALKER... WALTON...WEBSTER...WHITE...WHITFIELD. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 6:28 AM EDT, 18 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 628 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-281030- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA- CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL- FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE- GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON- JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON- MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY- MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH- PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON- SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS- TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN- WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES- WILKINSON- 628 AM EDT WED APR 27 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE FOR CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON WITH A COLD FRONT TRAILING ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MOVING ACROSS GEORGIA OVERNIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...AND WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS FOR MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA...ESPECIALLY FAR NORTHWEST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DISCUSSION... A VERY WARM AND MOIST AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS GEORGIA TODAY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WHICH WILL BE MOVING EASTWARD FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE VERY UNSTABLE TODAY AND WIND FIELDS ALOFT WILL BE HIGHLY SHEARED. A LOW LEVEL JET OF 60KT OR MORE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL SUPPORT NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES OVER MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY...MONDAY NIGHT...AND TUESDAY. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION ESPECIALLY FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 27, 11:51 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1151 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1116 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S LAGRANGE 32.97N 85.03W
04/27/2011 TROUP GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
TROUP COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF ROOF DAMAGE TO A
HOUSE ON MURPHY ROAD.
&&
RGARCIALocal storm report, Apr 27, 11:59 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1159 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0817 AM TSTM WND DMG CAVE SPRING 34.11N 85.34W
04/27/2011 FLOYD GA EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOYD COUNTY EMA RELAYED A REPORT OF WIDESPREAD TREE
DAMAGE NEAR CAVE SPRING IN FLOYD COUNTY.
0827 AM TSTM WND DMG BUCHANAN 33.80N 85.19W
04/27/2011 HARALSON GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
HARALSON COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF TREES DOWN
COUNTYWIDE.
0827 AM TSTM WND DMG CEDARTOWN 34.01N 85.25W
04/27/2011 POLK GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
POLK COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF WIDESPREAD TREE
DAMAGE ACROSS THE COUNTY.
0827 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 W ROME 34.26N 85.20W
04/27/2011 FLOYD GA EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 4 INJ *** FLOYD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED
OVER 300 DOWNED TREES, 157 DAMAGED HOMES, 13 DAMAGED
BUSINESSES, 15000 HOMES WITHOUT POWER, AND 32 CLOSED
ROADS. SHORTER UNIVERSITY AND BERRY COLLEGE ARE WITHOUT
POWER.
0830 AM TSTM WND DMG TALLAPOOSA 33.74N 85.29W
04/27/2011 HARALSON GA PUBLIC
THE PUBLIC RELAYED A REPORT OF A TREE ON A HOUSE AND CAR
IN TALLAPOOSA.
0836 AM TSTM WND DMG TRENTON 34.87N 85.51W
04/27/2011 DADE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
DADE COUNTY EMA RELAYED A REPORT OF WIDESPREAD TREE
DAMAGE IN DADE COUNTY
0841 AM TSTM WND DMG SUTTLES MILL 34.62N 85.18W
04/27/2011 WALKER GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
WALKER COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF SEVERAL TREES DOWN
IN SHUTTLES MILL.
0841 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 NW TRENTON 34.88N 85.52W
04/27/2011 DADE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
DADE COUNTY EMA RELAYED A REPORT OF POSSIBLE TORNADO
DAMAGE IN TRENTON. DADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAD PART OF ITS
ROOF LIFTED UP.
0848 AM TSTM WND DMG LAKEVIEW 34.98N 85.26W
04/27/2011 CATOOSA GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
CATOOSA COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF NUMEROUS TREES
DOWN IN LAKEVIEW. A TREE WAS REPORTED ON A HOUSE IN THAT
AREA.
0859 AM TSTM WND DMG DALTON 34.77N 84.97W
04/27/2011 WHITFIELD GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
WHITFIELD 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF TWO TREES DOWN.
0859 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW DALTON 34.79N 85.00W
04/27/2011 WHITFIELD GA EMERGENCY MNGR
WHITFIELD COUNTY EMA RELAYED A REPORT OF SEVERAL TREES
DOWN NW OF DALTON.
0859 AM TSTM WND DMG CALHOUN 34.50N 84.95W
04/27/2011 GORDON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF OFF A BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN CALHOUN.
0900 AM TSTM WND DMG RESACA 34.58N 84.94W
04/27/2011 GORDON GA PUBLIC
PUBLIC RELAYED A REPORT OF TWO TREES DOWN.
0908 AM TSTM WND DMG CHATSWORTH 34.77N 84.77W
04/27/2011 MURRAY GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
MURRAY COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF WIDESPREAD TREE
DAMAGE AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.
0230 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 W LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN 34.98N 85.43W
04/27/2011 DADE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
DADE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED OVER 50 DOWNED
TREES AND POWERLINES ALONG HIGHWAY 299 IN THE NORTHERN
SECTION OF THE COUNTY.
0245 PM TSTM WND DMG LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN 34.98N 85.36W
04/27/2011 WALKER GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
WALKER COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF WIDESPREAD TREE
DAMAGE IN LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN.
0253 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N FORT OGLETHORPE 34.99N 85.26W
04/27/2011 CATOOSA GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
CATOOSA COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF SEVERAL TREES AND
POWER LINES DOWN NORTH OF FORT OGLETHORPE.
0540 PM TORNADO TRENTON 34.87N 85.51W
04/27/2011 DADE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
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.
0545 PM HAIL WILDWOOD 34.97N 85.41W
04/27/2011 E2.50 INCH DADE GA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED DRIVING THROUGH LARGE HAIL IN
WILDWOOD.
0553 PM TORNADO 4 S LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN 34.92N 85.35W
04/27/2011 WALKER GA AMATEUR RADIO
AMATEUR RADIO RELAYED REPORTS OF 50 DAMAGED HOUSES,
INCLUDING 30 COMPLETELY DESTROYED HOMES, IN THE EAGLE
LANDING AREA NEAR FLINTSTONE. MINOR INJURIES WERE
REPORTED. WALKER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED
THE UPDATED REPORT.
0558 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNE FORT OGLETHORPE 34.97N 85.25W
04/27/2011 CATOOSA GA EMERGENCY MNGR
CATOOSA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANGEMENT RELAYED REPORTS OF A
COUPLE OF DOWNED TREES AND SHINGLES BLOWN OFF ROOFS IN
THE ROSSVILLE SECTION OF NW CATOOSA COUNTY.
0600 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN 34.96N 85.33W
04/27/2011 WALKER GA AMATEUR RADIO
AMATEUR RADIO RELAYED REPORTS OF SEVERAL DOWNED TREES AND
POWERLINES NEAR THE DRIVE ALLEY ROAD AND BURNT MILL ROAD
AREAS OF ROSSVILLE.
0806 PM HAIL 2 S TRENTON 34.84N 85.51W
04/27/2011 E1.00 INCH DADE GA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER-SIZED HAIL OUTSIDE OF
TRENTON.
0845 PM TORNADO 1 WSW RINGGOLD 34.91N 85.13W
04/27/2011 CATOOSA GA EMERGENCY MNGR
WHITFIELD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RELAYED REPORTS OF
DAMAGE TO CARS AND TOSSED TRACTOR TRAILERS AT EXIT 348 ON
I-75 OUTSIDE OF RINGGOLD IN CATOOSA COUNTY.
0850 PM TORNADO 2 SSW CAVE SPRING 34.08N 85.35W
04/27/2011 POLK GA EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOYD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS A HOUSE
COMPLETELY DESTROYED NEAR CAVE SPRING.
0857 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SW LINDALE 34.14N 85.24W
04/27/2011 FLOYD GA EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOYD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS HALF OF A HOUSE
DESTROYED AND TWO MISSING TRAILERS.
0858 PM HAIL LINDALE 34.19N 85.17W
04/27/2011 E1.00 INCH FLOYD GA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTING QUARTER-SIZED HAIL IN LINDALE.
0904 PM HAIL ROME 34.26N 85.18W
04/27/2011 E1.75 INCH FLOYD GA EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOYD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS GOLF BALL SIZED
HAIL IN DOWNTOWN ROME.
0924 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 S FOLSOM 34.33N 84.83W
04/27/2011 BARTOW GA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
BARTOW COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED HOMES DAMAGE WITH
PEOPLE TRAPPED BETWEEN ADAIRSVILLE AND SNOW SPRINGS.
0925 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N CASSVILLE 34.28N 84.85W
04/27/2011 BARTOW GA AMATEUR RADIO
AMATEUR RADIO RELAYED REPORTS OF DAMAGED HOMES, DOWNED
TREES, AND DOWNED POWERLINES.
0930 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N WALESKA 34.37N 84.55W
04/27/2011 CHEROKEE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
CHEROKEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS MANY DOWNED
TREES NORTH OF WALESKA.
0930 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W CASSVILLE 34.24N 84.88W
04/27/2011 BARTOW GA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
BARTOW COUNTY FIRE DEPT REPORTS HOMES DAMAGED WITH PEOPLE
TRAPPED BETWEEN KINGSTON AND CASSVILLE.
0930 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WNW WHITE 34.31N 84.82W
04/27/2011 BARTOW GA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS MULTIPLE HOUSES DESTROYED WITH
SEVERAL INJURIES.
0935 PM TSTM WND DMG PINE LOG 34.34N 84.73W
04/27/2011 BARTOW GA PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTED HOUSES DAMAGED IN THE WHITE AND PINE LOG
AREA OF BARTOW COUNTY.
0942 PM HAIL 2 NE CARTERSVILLE 34.19N 84.78W
04/27/2011 E0.88 INCH BARTOW GA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED THUMB-SIZED HAIL.
0942 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE CARTERSVILLE 34.19N 84.78W
04/27/2011 BARTOW GA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AND SEVERAL
HOUSES DAMAGED.
0950 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S CEDARTOWN 34.00N 85.25W
04/27/2011 POLK GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
POLK COUNTY 911 RELAYED REPORTS OF SEVERAL HOUSES
DAMAGED.
0950 PM HAIL TALKING ROCK 34.51N 84.51W
04/27/2011 E1.75 INCH PICKENS GA PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL NEAR TALKING ROCK.
1020 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNW CARROLLTON 33.63N 85.11W
04/27/2011 CARROLL GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
CARROLL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS NUMEROUS
DOWNED TREES BETWEEN BOWDON AND TO THE NORTH OF
CARROLLTON.
1049 PM TSTM WND DMG SALACOA VALLEY 34.38N 84.59W
04/27/2011 CHEROKEE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
CHEROKEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS REPORTING SEVERAL
TREES DOWN IN SALACOA VALLEY.
1050 PM TSTM WND DMG WNW MOUNTAIN SCENE 34.86N 83.73W
04/27/2011 TOWNS GA EMERGENCY MNGR
TOWNS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS A TREE DOWNED
ONTO A HOUSE ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE COUNTY.
1102 PM HAIL LAGRANGE 33.04N 85.03W
04/27/2011 E1.75 INCH TROUP GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TROUP COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL
AND POWER OUTAGES ON LAFAYETTE PKWY IN LAGRANGE.
1106 PM TSTM WND DMG CHATSWORTH 34.77N 84.77W
04/27/2011 MURRAY GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
MURRAY COUNTY 911 REPORTS MORE THAN HALF A DOZEN DOWNED
TREES COUNTYWIDE.
1116 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S LAGRANGE 32.97N 85.03W
04/27/2011 TROUP GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
TROUP COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF ROOF DAMAGE TO A
HOUSE ON MURPHY ROAD.
&&
RGARCIALocal storm report, Apr 28, 12:05 AM EDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1205 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1102 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSW NEWNAN 33.31N 84.83W
04/27/2011 COWETA GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
COWETA COUNTY 911 REPORTS NEARLY A DOZEN DOWNED TREES IN
THE AREA OF CORINTH AND EARL NORTH ROADS OUTSIDE OF
NEWNAN.
&&
RGARCIALocal storm report, Apr 28, 12:15 AM EDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1215 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1058 PM TSTM WND DMG CORINTH 33.23N 84.95W
04/27/2011 HEARD GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
HEARD COUNTY 911 RELAYED REPORTS OF OVER A DOZEN DOWNED
TREES IN THE CORINTH AREA. ONE TREE WAS DOWNED ONTO A
HOUSE.
&&
RGARCIALocal storm report, Apr 28, 12:29 AM EDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1229 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1154 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE HAMILTON 32.80N 84.84W
04/27/2011 HARRIS GA BROADCAST MEDIA
BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED REPORTS OF A DOWNED OAK TREE
DESTROYING A HOME ON G STREET IN HAMILTON.
1155 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE HAMILTON 32.80N 84.82W
04/27/2011 HARRIS GA BROADCAST MEDIA
BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED REPORTS OF A CAR AND A HOUSE
FLIPPED ON GA HWY 354 EAST OF HAMILTON.
1207 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S WARM SPRINGS 32.86N 84.68W
04/28/2011 MERIWETHER GA AMATEUR RADIO
AMATEUR RADIO RELAYED REPORTS OF SEVERAL DOWNED TREES
SOUTH OF WARM SPRINGS.
&&
RGARCIALocal storm report, Apr 28, 12:39 AM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1239 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1153 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 WNW DAWSONVILLE 34.44N 84.17W
04/27/2011 DAWSON GA AMATEUR RADIO
AMATEUR RADIO RELAYED REPORTS FROM DAWSON COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OF SEVERAL DOWNED TREES IN CENTRAL
DAWSON COUNTY.
&&
RGARCIAThe 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, 11:05 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, 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.