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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2013, 1:21 PM EDT for Morgan County, Walton County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 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
- Apr 19, 2013, 1:21 PM EDT (17:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2013, 1:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Morgan County, GA, Walton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1:22 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 Ene Newborn, GA | THIS TORNADO IS THE SAME TORNADO THAT MOVED FROM NEWTON COUNTY. THE TORNADO WEAKENED AS IT MOVED INTO MORGAN COUNTY. PRIMARILY TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED WHERE SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWNED. THE TORNADO DISSIPATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF DURDEN ROAD AND REESE ROAD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 12:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 292 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 572 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 286 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS52 KFFC 191721
TORFFC
GAC211-297-191745-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0018.130419T1721Z-130419T1745Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
121 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN WALTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 145 PM EDT
* AT 116 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF RUTLEDGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. DAMAGE HAS BEEN
REPORTED IN MANSFIELD...SEEK SHELTER NOW!!!
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MADISON AND BOSTWICK.
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...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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3350 8364 3352 8367 3360 8368 3361 8370
3362 8369 3365 8373 3384 8355 3380 8349
3377 8346 3372 8344 3366 8337 3360 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 1721Z 245DEG 43KT 3357 8360
$$1 follow-up statement
572
WWUS52 KFFC 191741 RRA
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
141 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
GAC211-297-191751-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130419T1745Z/
WALTON GA-MORGAN GA-
141 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MORGAN AND SOUTHEASTERN WALTON COUNTIES
EXPIRES AT 145 PM EDT...
AT 139 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR APALACHEE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THE STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3350 8364 3352 8367 3360 8368 3361 8370
3362 8369 3365 8373 3384 8355 3380 8349
3377 8346 3372 8344 3366 8337 3360 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 245DEG 43KT 3367 8334
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 4:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade, Walker | 42 min |
| Apr 19, 5:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 26 min |
| Apr 19, 5:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Walker | 32 min |
| Apr 19, 6:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 6:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 31 min |
| Apr 19, 6:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 33 min |
| Apr 19, 6:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 28 min |
| Apr 19, 7:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 23 min |
| Apr 19, 11:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 24 min |
| Apr 19, 11:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 26 min |
| Apr 19, 12:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 32 min |
| Apr 19, 12:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 31 min |
| Apr 19, 12:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 35 min |
| Apr 19, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 30 min |
| Apr 19, 1:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Newton | 28 min |
| Apr 19, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Walton | 35 min |
| Apr 19, 1:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Jasper, Jones | 29 min |
| Apr 19, 1:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 42 min |
| Apr 19, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Peach, Twiggs | 39 min |
| Apr 19, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Twiggs | 30 min |
| Apr 19, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Pulaski | 36 min |
| Apr 19, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson, Laurens | 24 min |
| Apr 19, 3:18 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Coweta and 20 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson | 38 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.