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Tornado Warning 97, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2011, 1:52 PM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 38 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
- Nov 16, 2011, 1:52 PM EST (18:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2011, 2:30 PM EST
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Harris County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Upson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 1:54 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Hamilton, GA | AMATUER RADIO RELAYED A REPORT OF DAMAGE TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND CARS IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS DAMAGE IS POSSIBLY THE RESULT OF A TORNADO. |
| Nov 16, 1:54 PM EST | TORNADO | Hamilton, GA | AMATUER RADIO RELAYED A REPORT OF DAMAGE TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND CARS IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS DAMAGE IS POSSIBLY THE RESULT OF A TORNADO. DAMAGE ALSO REPORTED TO THE 911 CENTER AS WELL. TORNADO SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THIS AREA THURSDAY. |
| Nov 16, 2:10 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ene Shiloh, GA | POSSIBLE TORNADO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES IN FAR NW TALBOT COUNTY ON OLD SHILOH RD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 10:46 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Nov 16, 1:35 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 61 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.
625
WFUS52 KFFC 161852
TORFFC
GAC145-199-263-293-161930-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0097.111116T1852Z-111116T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
152 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN HARRIS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN MERIWETHER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHERN TALBOT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
WESTERN UPSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 230 PM EST
* AT 150 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HAMILTON...
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PUTTING DOWN
TREES OVER WESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY. THIS STORM ALSO PRODUCED DAMAGE
AS IT MOVED OVER AUBURN AND OPELIKA ALABAMA.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SHILOH...MANCHESTER...WOODLAND AND THOMASTON.
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 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 3278 8494 3299 8439 3299 8437 3276 8426
3271 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 252DEG 42KT 3276 8487
$$2 follow-up statements
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WFUS52 KFFC 161855 CCA
TORFFC
GAC145-199-263-293-161930-
/O.COR.KFFC.TO.W.0097.111116T1852Z-111116T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
152 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN HARRIS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN MERIWETHER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHERN TALBOT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
WESTERN UPSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 230 PM EST
* AT 150 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HAMILTON...
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PUTTING DOWN
TREES OVER WESTERN HARRIS COUNTY. THIS STORM ALSO PRODUCED DAMAGE
AS IT MOVED OVER AUBURN AND OPELIKA ALABAMA.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SHILOH...MANCHESTER...WOODLAND AND THOMASTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3278 8494 3299 8439 3299 8437 3276 8426
3271 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 252DEG 42KT 3276 8487
$$674
WWUS52 KFFC 161916
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
216 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
GAC145-161925-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0097.000000T0000Z-111116T1930Z/
HARRIS GA-
216 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HARRIS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
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 3299 8439 3299 8437 3276 8426 3273 8468
3274 8469 3284 8470 3286 8474
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 253DEG 35KT 3283 8461
$$
GAC199-263-293-161930-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0097.000000T0000Z-111116T1930Z/
TALBOT GA-MERIWETHER GA-UPSON GA-
216 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EST FOR WESTERN
UPSON...SOUTHEASTERN MERIWETHER AND NORTHERN TALBOT COUNTIES...
AT 213 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FLINT HILL...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGE ACROSS
HARRIS COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN THE HAMILTON AREA.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WOODLAND...PLEASANT HILL...SPREWELL BLUFF STATE PARK...ROWLAND...BIG
LAZER CREEK WMA...ATWATER...CREST...SUNNYSIDE AND THOMASTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3299 8439 3299 8437 3276 8426 3273 8468
3274 8469 3284 8470 3286 8474
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 253DEG 35KT 3283 8461
$$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, 1:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 26 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.