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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 9:39 PM EST for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 51 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 9:39 PM EST (02:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 10:30 PM EST
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Barrow County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Jackson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:19 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:37 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 540 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 948 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
164
WFUS52 KFFC 030239
TORFFC
GAC013-117-135-139-157-030330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0022.120303T0239Z-120303T0330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
939 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BARROW COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN FORSYTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHEASTERN GWINNETT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHERN HALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
WESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1030 PM EST
* AT 938 PM EST...A DEBRIS SIGNATURE INDICATED BY DOPPLER RADAR
CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR SUWANEE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SUGAR
HILL...BUFORD...REST HAVEN...FLOWERY BRANCH...OAKWOOD...AUBURN...
CARL...GAINESVILLE...BRASELTON...HOSCHTON...TALMO...PENDERGRASS...
GILLSVILLE...JEFFERSON AND ARCADE.
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...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL 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. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
100 AM EST SATURDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3437 8366 3436 8367 3436 8366 3402 8350
3397 8406 3418 8416 3439 8367
TIME...MOT...LOC 0239Z 266DEG 37KT 3404 8413
$$2 follow-up statements
989
WWUS52 KFFC 030248
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
948 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
GAC013-117-135-139-157-030330-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120303T0330Z/
BARROW GA-FORSYTH GA-GWINNETT GA-HALL GA-JACKSON GA-
948 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EST FOR WESTERN
JACKSON...SOUTHERN HALL...NORTHEASTERN GWINNETT...SOUTHEASTERN
FORSYTH AND NORTHERN BARROW COUNTIES...
AT 942 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS INDICATIONS THAT A TORNADO IS
BECOMING STRONGER WITH DAMAGING WINDS CREATING A LIFE THREATENING
SITUATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SUWANEE...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE
LANIER ISLANDS...BUFORD...REST HAVEN...OSCARVILLE...AQUALAND PARK...
HOG MOUNTAIN...DACULA...FLOWERY BRANCH...OAKWOOD...AUBURN...CARL...
CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN...CHATEAU ELAN...THOMPSONS MILL...ROAD
ATLANTA-LANIER SPEEDWAY...GAINESVILLE...COUNTY LINE...CANDLER...
BRASELTON...HOSCHTON...TALMO...PENDERGRASS...GILLSVILLE...JEFFERSON
AND ARCADE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
100 AM EST SATURDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3437 8366 3436 8367 3436 8366 3402 8350
3397 8406 3418 8416 3439 8367
TIME...MOT...LOC 0246Z 262DEG 38KT 3406 8404
$$916
WWUS52 KFFC 030306
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1006 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
GAC117-135-030315-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120303T0330Z/
FORSYTH GA-GWINNETT GA-
1006 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GWINNETT AND SOUTHEASTERN
FORSYTH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL 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. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
100 AM EST SATURDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3439 8367 3437 8368 3436 8366 3402 8350
3401 8383 3412 8381 3418 8399
TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 262DEG 38KT 3409 8380
$$
GAC013-139-157-030330-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120303T0330Z/
BARROW GA-HALL GA-JACKSON GA-
1006 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EST FOR WESTERN
JACKSON...SOUTHERN HALL AND NORTHERN BARROW COUNTIES...
AT 1006 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE POSSIBLE DEBRIS
ASSOCIATED WITH A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
HOSCHTON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COUNTY
LINE...CANDLER...BRASELTON...TALMO...PENDERGRASS...GILLSVILLE...
JEFFERSON AND ARCADE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
100 AM EST SATURDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3439 8367 3437 8368 3436 8366 3402 8350
3401 8383 3412 8381 3418 8399
TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 262DEG 38KT 3409 8380
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 7:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Heard | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 7:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 21 min |
| Mar 2, 7:33 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 42 min |
| Mar 2, 7:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 38 min |
| Mar 2, 8:14 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 8:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 8:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 8:40 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 8:52 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Floyd | 53 min |
| Mar 2, 9:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett and 1 more | 49 min |
| Mar 2, 9:26 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 9:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 10:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 10:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 43 min |
| Mar 2, 10:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 52 min |
| Mar 2, 10:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Pickens | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 10:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gordon | 40 min |
| Mar 2, 10:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 10:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gordon | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 10:53 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin, White | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 10:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 51 min |
| Mar 2, 11:19 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon | 4 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 14 min |
| Mar 2, 11:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 33 min |
| Mar 3, 12:11 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 5 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:15 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Troup | 45 min |
| Mar 3, 12:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 29 min |
| Mar 3, 12:51 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 39 min |
| Mar 3, 12:56 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether | 11 min |
| Mar 3, 1:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 23 min |
| Mar 3, 1:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas | 46 min |
| Mar 3, 1:21 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 24 min |
| Mar 3, 1:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 31 min |
| Mar 3, 1:42 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 33 min |
| Mar 3, 1:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 31 min |
| Mar 3, 1:52 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 23 min |
| Mar 3, 1:58 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Walton | 34 min |
| Mar 3, 2:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 28 min |
| Mar 3, 2:10 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 20 min |
| Mar 3, 2:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Meriwether, Troup | 50 min |
| Mar 3, 2:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke | 34 min |
| Mar 3, 2:34 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 41 min |
| Mar 3, 2:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Newton, Rockdale, Spalding | 27 min |
| Mar 3, 3:10 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Oconee | 35 min |
| Mar 3, 3:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 14 min |
| Mar 3, 3:41 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 34 min |
| Mar 3, 3:47 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 6 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:11 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 6 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:13 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 12 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:47 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 36 hr |
| Mar 3, 6:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 31 min |
| Mar 3, 7:12 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 33 min |
| Mar 3, 7:42 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Macon, Marion, Peach and 4 more | 33 min |
| Mar 3, 8:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 31 min |
| Mar 3, 8:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Twiggs | 24 min |
| Mar 3, 9:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Johnson, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 29 min |
| Mar 3, 9:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Pulaski and 1 more | 30 min |
| Mar 3, 9:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen | 48 min |
| Mar 3, 10:19 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 16 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:40 PM EST | Freeze Warning | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Towns and 2 more | 18 hr |
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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.