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Tornado Warning 53, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2011, 1:06 AM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 39 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 28, 2011, 1:06 AM EDT (05:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2011, 1:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clarke County, GA, Greene County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Walton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:08 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, 1:11 AM EDT | TORNADO 1 | 1 W Newborn, GA | AN NWS STORM SURVEY DETERMINED THAT AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 1 MILE WEST OF NEWBORN IN NEWTON COUNTY AT APPROXIMATELY 111 AM EDT AND LIFTED 6 MILES WEST OF GREENSBORO IN GREENE COUNTY AT APPROXIMATELY 138 AM EDT. THE TORNADO HAD A PATH LENGTH OF 25 MILES AN |
| Apr 28, 1:25 AM EDT | TORNADO | Madison, GA | MORGAN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS BUILDINGS DESTROYED...MULTIPLE DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES...AND ROADS BLOCKED LEADING INTO MADISON. |
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 |
| Apr 28, 12:56 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 105 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.
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WFUS52 KFFC 280506
TORFFC
GAC059-133-211-217-219-297-280545-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0053.110428T0506Z-110428T0545Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
106 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHERN MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
EASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN WALTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 145 AM EDT
* AT 103 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO ABOUT 2 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF COVINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MANSFIELD...NEWBORN...SOCIAL CIRCLE...RUTLEDGE...MADISON...BOSTWICK
AND BISHOP.
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 NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3347 8386 3365 8392 3390 8330 3385 8328
3381 8330 3381 8329 3376 8328 3374 8322
3366 8318
TIME...MOT...LOC 0505Z 245DEG 45KT 3357 8380
$$1 follow-up statement
709
WWUS52 KFFC 280525
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
125 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
GAC217-280532-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-110428T0545Z/
NEWTON GA-
125 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM CELL HAS MOVED INTO MORGAN COUNTY.
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
CONTINUE IN THIS AREA FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3352 8368 3359 8368 3361 8370 3362 8369
3369 8382 3390 8331 3385 8329 3381 8330
3381 8329 3376 8328 3374 8322 3366 8318
TIME...MOT...LOC 0522Z 250DEG 39KT 3361 8361
$$
GAC059-133-211-219-297-280545-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-110428T0545Z/
WALTON GA-OCONEE GA-MORGAN GA-CLARKE GA-GREENE GA-
125 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN GREENE...SOUTH CENTRAL CLARKE...NORTHERN MORGAN...
SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE AND SOUTHEASTERN WALTON COUNTIES...
AT 117 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A TORNADO IN
WESTERN MORGAN COUNTY NEAR THE TOWN OF RUTLEDGE...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL MOVE ON A PATH TO TAKE IT VERY NEAR THE CITY
OF MADISON. RESIDENTS IN MADISON AND APALACHEE SHOULD TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
EBENEZER...HARD LABOR CREEK STATE
PARK...BOSTWICK...FARMINGTON...BISHOP...SALEM...GRESHAM VILLE...ROSE
HILL...WRAYSWOOD AND BARNETT SHOALS.
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 400 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3352 8368 3359 8368 3361 8370 3362 8369
3369 8382 3390 8331 3385 8329 3381 8330
3381 8329 3376 8328 3374 8322 3366 8318
TIME...MOT...LOC 0522Z 250DEG 39KT 3361 8361
$$
19The 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, 12:41 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Upson | 49 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.