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Tornado Warning 99, NWS Atlanta, GA

November 16, 20114 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2011, 3:08 PM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 39 min. 1 report 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, 3:08 PM EST (20:08 UTC)
Expired: Nov 16, 2011, 3:47 PM EST
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Jasper County, GA, Jones County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Putnam County, GA

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Nov 16, 3:09 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nnw Forsyth, GA	MONROE COUNTY 911 RELAYED REPORTS OF A FEW DOWNED TREES IN BETWEEN THE FORSYTH AND JOHNSTONVILLE AREAS.

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, 1:35 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 75 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

816 
WFUS52 KFFC 162008
TORFFC
GAC159-169-207-237-162100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0099.111116T2008Z-111116T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
308 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN JASPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHERN JONES COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 400 PM EST

* AT 305 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR FORSYTH...
  MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PLANT
  SCHERER...BERNER...JULIETTE...DAMES FERRY...JARRELL PLANTATION...
  WAYSIDE...ADGATEVILLE...ROUND OAK...HILLSBORO...BRADLEY...
  PIEDMONT...BLOUNTSVILLE AND STANFORDVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

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 3305 8340 3299 8400 3311 8404 3320 8384
      3318 8382 3319 8381 3321 8382 3334 8351
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 249DEG 37KT 3305 8395

$$

2 follow-up statements

268 
WWUS52 KFFC 162023
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
323 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

GAC159-169-207-237-162100-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0099.000000T0000Z-111116T2100Z/
PUTNAM GA-MONROE GA-JONES GA-JASPER GA-
323 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN
JASPER...NORTHERN JONES...NORTHEASTERN MONROE AND SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM
COUNTIES...

AT 318 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR JULIETTE...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WAYSIDE...ADGATEVILLE...ROUND OAK...HILLSBORO...BRADLEY...PIEDMONT...
BLOUNTSVILLE AND STANFORDVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3300 8389 3315 8394 3319 8384 3318 8382
      3319 8381 3321 8382 3334 8351 3305 8340
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 248DEG 38KT 3313 8377

$$

050 
WWUS52 KFFC 162047
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
347 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

GAC159-169-207-237-162056-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0099.000000T0000Z-111116T2100Z/
PUTNAM GA-MONROE GA-JONES GA-JASPER GA-
347 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN JONES... 
NORTHEASTERN MONROE AND SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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.

LAT...LON 3300 8389 3315 8394 3319 8384 3318 8382
      3319 8381 3321 8382 3334 8351 3305 8340
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 248DEG 38KT 3324 8344

$$

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, 1:52 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, 3:20 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

Nearby

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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.