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Tornado Warning 70, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Sep 5, 2011, 2:48 PM EDT for Cherokee County, Georgia. It was in force for 42 min. 9 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
- Sep 5, 2011, 2:48 PM EDT (18:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2011, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Cherokee County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 3:11 PM EDT | TORNADO 1 | 3 Wsw Woodstock, GA | *** 1 INJ *** MAX WIND SPEED 90 MPH...PATH LENGTH 24 MILES SEMI-CONTINUOUS...MAX PATH WIDTH 1/4 MILE. INITIAL TOUCH DOWN JUST SOUTH OF DIXIE SPEEDWAY NEAR WOODSTOCK IN SOUTH CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTY...MOVED NORTH TO NORTHEAST THEN LIFTED COMPLETELY NEAR NELSON |
| Sep 5, 3:13 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Woodstock, GA | CHEROKEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RELAYED A REPORT OF HWY 92 BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES AND DEBRIS. |
| Sep 5, 3:13 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 W Woodstock, GA | CHEROKEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RELAYED A LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT OF A TORNADO 1 MILE WEST OF WOODSTOCK. |
| Sep 5, 3:15 PM EDT | TORNADO | Woodstock, GA | PUBLIC REPORTS TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN WOODSTOCK. TREES WERE DOWNED ONTO 2 HOUSES...SHINGLES TAKEN OFF ROOFS...AND TOWNLAKE PARKWAY WAS BLOCKED BY NUMEROUS TREES. |
| Sep 5, 3:19 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Holly Springs, GA | AMATEUR RADIO RELAYED REPORTS OF MULTIPLE DOWNED TREES IN THE AREA OF BASCOM AND CARMEL ROADS WEST OF INTERSTATE 575 IN CHEROKEE COUNTY. |
| Sep 5, 3:21 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Holly Springs, GA | CHEROKEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RELAYED A REPORT OF DAMAGE ALONG SIXES ROAD NEAR HOLLY SPRINGS. |
| Sep 5, 3:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Canton, GA | PUBLIC REPORTED SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON WEDGEWOOD FALLS DRIVE. POWER LINES WERE ALSO DOWNED. |
| Sep 5, 3:31 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Canton, GA | CHEROKEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RELAYED REPORTS OF MAJOR DAMAGE IN NE CANTON AS TORNADO CROSSED HWY 20. |
| Sep 5, 3:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Canton, GA | PUBLIC REPORTED SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON WEDGEWOOD FALLS DRIVE. POWER LINES 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 12:10 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 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
- 279 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 471 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 3.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
059
WFUS52 KFFC 051848
TORFFC
GAC057-051930-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0070.110905T1848Z-110905T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
248 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT
* AT 247 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 16 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF WOODSTOCK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HOLLY
SPRINGS...CANTON...BUFFINGTON...WALESKA AND BALL GROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTS LIKE WE HAVE TODAY CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES THAT
DEVELOP RAPIDLY AND GIVE LITTLE TIME FOR WARNING. SUCH TORNADOES
ALSO FORM WITH LITTLE OR NO LIGHTNING ACTIVITY. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW
TO RESPOND QUICKLY IN THE EVENT A WARNING IS ISSUED OR A TORNADO IS
SPOTTED IN YOUR 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 800 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3438 8442 3438 8428 3407 8446 3408 8466
3438 8455 3438 8445 3439 8443 3439 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 205DEG 34KT 3396 8465
$$3 follow-up statements
149
WWUS52 KFFC 051915
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
315 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
GAC057-051930-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-110905T1930Z/
CHEROKEE GA-
315 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR CHEROKEE
COUNTY...
AT 313 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO LOCATED JUST WEST OF WOODSTOCK...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.
CHEROKEE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND ONE
MILE WEST OF WOODSTOCK AT 313 PM.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LITTLE
RIVER LANDING...LEBANON...BRIDGEMILL...HOLLY SPRINGS...CANTON...
BUFFINGTON...BALL GROUND...WALESKA AND REAVIS MOUNTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTS LIKE WE HAVE TODAY CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES THAT
DEVELOP RAPIDLY AND GIVE LITTLE TIME FOR WARNING. TAKE PRECAUTIONS
NOW TO RESPOND QUICKLY IN THE EVENT A WARNING IS ISSUED OR A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED IN YOUR AREA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3438 8428 3407 8450 3409 8462 3438 8455
3438 8440 3437 8440 3438 8439
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 210DEG 28KT 3413 8453
$$161
WWUS52 KFFC 051920
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
320 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
GAC057-051930-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-110905T1930Z/
CHEROKEE GA-
320 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR CHEROKEE
COUNTY...
AT 313 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO IS LOCATED NORTH OF LEBANON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CANTON...BUFFINGTON...BALL GROUND...WALESKA AND REAVIS MOUNTAIN.
TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTS LIKE WE HAVE TODAY CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES THAT
DEVELOP RAPIDLY AND GIVE LITTLE TIME FOR WARNING. SUCH TORNADOES
ALSO FORM WITH LITTLE OR NO LIGHTNING ACTIVITY. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW
TO RESPOND QUICKLY IN THE EVENT A WARNING IS ISSUED OR A TORNADO IS
SPOTTED IN YOUR AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 800 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3438 8428 3410 8448 3413 8461 3415 8461
3438 8455 3438 8448 3437 8447 3437 8440
3438 8439
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 210DEG 28KT 3417 8450
$$496
WWUS52 KFFC 051927
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
327 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
GAC057-051930-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-110905T1930Z/
CHEROKEE GA-
327 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR CHEROKEE
COUNTY...
AT 313 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NORTH OF HOLLY SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CANTON...BUFFINGTON...BALL GROUND...WALESKA AND REAVIS MOUNTAIN.
TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTS LIKE WE HAVE TODAY CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES THAT
DEVELOP RAPIDLY AND GIVE LITTLE TIME FOR WARNING. SUCH TORNADOES
ALSO FORM WITH LITTLE OR NO LIGHTNING ACTIVITY. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW
TO RESPOND QUICKLY IN THE EVENT A WARNING IS ISSUED OR A TORNADO IS
SPOTTED IN YOUR AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3438 8428 3413 8446 3417 8461 3438 8455
3438 8453 3437 8450 3437 8447 3437 8440
3438 8439
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 210DEG 28KT 3421 8449
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 12:21 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 59 hr |
| Sep 5, 12:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Paulding | 23 min |
| Sep 5, 12:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Troup | 36 min |
| Sep 5, 1:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Heard, Troup | 20 min |
| Sep 5, 1:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta | 31 min |
| Sep 5, 1:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Douglas | 35 min |
| Sep 5, 2:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll, Heard | 35 min |
| Sep 5, 2:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 41 min |
| Sep 5, 2:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 48 min |
| Sep 5, 2:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 2:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Heard, Troup | 34 min |
| Sep 5, 2:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Troup | 39 min |
| Sep 5, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Pulaski | 30 min |
| Sep 5, 3:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 42 min |
| Sep 5, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Pulaski, Twiggs | 25 min |
| Sep 5, 3:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether | 37 min |
| Sep 5, 3:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding | 34 min |
| Sep 5, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 33 min |
| Sep 5, 3:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Pickens | 31 min |
| Sep 5, 3:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Pickens | 44 min |
| Sep 5, 3:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 40 min |
| Sep 5, 3:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Paulding | 48 min |
| Sep 5, 4:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Union | 44 min |
| Sep 5, 4:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Morgan, Oconee | 29 min |
| Sep 5, 4:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton | 36 min |
| Sep 5, 4:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton, Henry | 47 min |
| Sep 5, 4:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 20 min |
| Sep 5, 4:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding | 40 min |
| Sep 5, 4:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Oconee | 49 min |
| Sep 5, 4:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 47 min |
| Sep 5, 4:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 41 min |
| Sep 5, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 48 min |
| Sep 5, 5:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crawford | 18 min |
| Sep 5, 5:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Pickens | 44 min |
| Sep 5, 5:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Madison | 44 min |
| Sep 5, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 30 min |
| Sep 5, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett, Hall | 41 min |
| Sep 5, 6:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones, Putnam | 24 min |
| Sep 5, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns | 33 min |
| Sep 5, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 39 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.