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Tornado Warning 96, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2011, 1:44 PM EST for DeKalb County, Fulton County, Gwinnett County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2011, 1:44 PM EST (18:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2011, 2:10 PM EST
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties DeKalb County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 10:46 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 627 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 484 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
441 WFUS52 KFFC 161844 TORFFC GAC089-121-135-161930- /O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0096.111116T1844Z-111116T1930Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 144 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA EAST CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA CENTRAL GWINNETT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 230 PM EST * AT 141 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR SANDY SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CHAMBLEE...DORAVILLE...NORCROSS...BERKELEY LAKE...DULUTH...SUWANEE AND LAWRENCEVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORMS PATH AND TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT. 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 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. && LAT...LON 3410 8395 3394 8394 3385 8438 3394 8440 TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 249DEG 40KT 3392 8433 $$
2 follow-up statements
835
WWUS52 KFFC 161857
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
157 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
GAC089-161906-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0096.000000T0000Z-111116T1930Z/
DEKALB GA-
157 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN DEKALB COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED DEKALB COUNTY.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3394 8394 3389 8422 3392 8426 3398 8428
3410 8395
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 249DEG 40KT 3397 8418
$$
GAC121-135-161930-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0096.000000T0000Z-111116T1930Z/
GWINNETT GA-FULTON GA-
157 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN FULTON AND CENTRAL GWINNETT COUNTIES...
AT 155 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A STRONG STORM WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR BERKELEY LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PLEASANT HILL...DULUTH...SUWANEE AND LAWRENCEVILLE.
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 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3394 8394 3389 8422 3392 8426 3398 8428
3410 8395
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 249DEG 40KT 3397 8418
$$340
WWUS52 KFFC 161910
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
210 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
GAC121-135-161919-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0096.000000T0000Z-111116T1930Z/
GWINNETT GA-FULTON GA-
210 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FULTON AND CENTRAL GWINNETT
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED FULTON AND GWINNETT
COUNTIES. THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER SUSPECTED
TO BE PRODUCING A TORNADO. HOWEVER...STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45
MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND SMALL HAIL ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3394 8394 3389 8422 3392 8426 3398 8428
3410 8395
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 249DEG 40KT 3402 8402
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 11:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 67 min |
| Nov 16, 12:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 41 min |
| Nov 16, 12:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 38 min |
| Nov 16, 12:46 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 29 min |
| Nov 16, 1:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton | 39 min |
| Nov 16, 1:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Troup | 49 min |
| Nov 16, 1:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 35 min |
| Nov 16, 1:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth | 47 min |
| Nov 16, 1:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Murray | 48 min |
| Nov 16, 1:52 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Talbot, Upson | 38 min |
| Nov 16, 1:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Union | 31 min |
| Nov 16, 2:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 26 min |
| Nov 16, 2:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee | 47 min |
| Nov 16, 2:24 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Upson | 36 min |
| Nov 16, 2:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 53 min |
| Nov 16, 2:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 24 min |
| Nov 16, 2:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper, Lamar, Monroe | 34 min |
| Nov 16, 3:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 45 min |
| Nov 16, 3:08 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam | 39 min |
| Nov 16, 3:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 40 min |
| Nov 16, 3:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 58 min |
| Nov 16, 3:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster | 37 min |
| Nov 16, 3:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Putnam | 46 min |
| Nov 16, 3:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 46 min |
| Nov 16, 3:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Twiggs | 36 min |
| Nov 16, 4:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 42 min |
| Nov 16, 4:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Schley, Sumter, Taylor | 32 min |
| Nov 16, 4:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens, Wilkinson | 43 min |
| Nov 16, 4:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 39 min |
| Nov 16, 4:23 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 37 min |
| Nov 16, 4:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens | 40 min |
| Nov 16, 5:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 30 min |
| Nov 16, 5:00 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 45 min |
| Nov 16, 5:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 39 min |
| Nov 16, 5:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Pulaski, Wilcox | 24 min |
| Nov 16, 5:27 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 48 min |
| Nov 16, 5:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox | 49 min |
| Nov 16, 5:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 51 min |
| Nov 16, 6:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 37 min |
| Nov 16, 6:51 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.