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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2013, 4:41 PM EDT for Greene County, Taliaferro County, Wilkes County, Georgia. It was in force for 49 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
- Apr 28, 2013, 4:41 PM EDT (20:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2013, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Greene County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Wilkes County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 4:47 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ene Union Point, GA | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED ONE TREE DOWN NEAR UNION POINT. |
| Apr 28, 4:55 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 5 Sw Washington, GA | QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED SOUTHWEST OF WASHINGTON. |
| Apr 28, 5:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Washington, GA | ONE TREE AND SEVERAL POWERLINES DOWN WITH 15 HOMES WITHOUT POWER. THIS WAS NEAR THE CENTER OF TOWN ON TROKE DRIVE OFF HWY 47. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 511 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 308 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 379 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
113
WFUS52 KFFC 282041
TORFFC
GAC133-265-317-282130-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0020.130428T2041Z-130428T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
441 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHERN TALIAFERRO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
WILKES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 530 PM EDT
* AT 436 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 17 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF WASHINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TIGNALL.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3353 8301 3365 8307 3369 8301 3369 8300
3374 8295 3396 8264 3394 8262 3388 8260
3388 8259 3385 8257 3382 8259 3369 8251
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 236DEG 25KT 3363 8294
$$2 follow-up statements
518
WWUS52 KFFC 282100
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
500 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2013
GAC133-265-317-282130-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130428T2130Z/
WILKES GA-TALIAFERRO GA-GREENE GA-
500 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL GREENE...NORTHERN TALIAFERRO AND WILKES COUNTIES...
AT 455 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TYRONE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
FICKLIN...CELESTE...LUNDBERG...NEWTOWN...WASHINGTON...ROCKY CREEK
FIRE DEPT....AONIA...TIGNALL...FLORAL HILL...DELHI...METASVILLE AND
DANBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE
A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
&&
LAT...LON 3353 8301 3365 8307 3369 8301 3369 8300
3374 8295 3396 8264 3394 8262 3388 8260
3388 8259 3385 8257 3382 8259 3369 8251
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 241DEG 20KT 3367 8283
$$744
WWUS52 KFFC 282112
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
512 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2013
GAC133-282120-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130428T2130Z/
GREENE GA-
512 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE STORM HAS MOVED EAST OF THE COUNTY.
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.
LAT...LON 3358 8285 3374 8295 3396 8264 3394 8262
3388 8260 3388 8259 3385 8257 3382 8259
3369 8251
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 241DEG 20KT 3370 8277
$$
GAC265-317-282130-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-130428T2130Z/
WILKES GA-TALIAFERRO GA-
512 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
TALIAFERRO AND WILKES COUNTIES...
AT 510 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE ROTATION WITH THIS STORM. THIS ROTATIONS WAS LOCATED NEAR
WASHINGTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LARGE HAIL HAS BEEN
REPORTED WITH THIS STORM SOUTH OF WASHINGTON.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LUNDBERG...NEWTOWN...ROCKY CREEK FIRE DEPT....AONIA...TIGNALL...
FLORAL HILL...DELHI...METASVILLE AND DANBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE
EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH
OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
&&
LAT...LON 3358 8285 3374 8295 3396 8264 3394 8262
3388 8260 3388 8259 3385 8257 3382 8259
3369 8251
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 241DEG 20KT 3370 8277
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 10:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 10:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 5:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 9:28 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | Banks, Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade and 15 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 28, 11:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 57 min |
| Apr 28, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 35 min |
| Apr 28, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Gordon, Murray, Walker and 1 more | 57 min |
| Apr 28, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 35 min |
| Apr 28, 1:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 33 min |
| Apr 28, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 2:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 72 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Troup | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Henry, Newton, Rockdale | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 3:09 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 16 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Henry, Newton | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Newton | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 27 min |
| Apr 28, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 26 min |
| Apr 28, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan | 23 min |
| Apr 28, 4:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 5:11 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 20 hr |
| Apr 28, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 27 min |
| Apr 28, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 29 min |
| Apr 28, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 27 min |
| Apr 28, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 5:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Murray | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 35 min |
| Apr 28, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Putnam | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 29 min |
| Apr 28, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 27 min |
| Apr 28, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Treutlen | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Wheeler | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 35 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.