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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2014, 9:24 AM EST for Baldwin County, Jones County, Wilkinson County, Georgia. It was in force for 40 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
- Nov 17, 2014, 9:24 AM EST (14:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2014, 10:04 AM EST
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Baldwin County, GA, Jones County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 6:11 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 465 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 410 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 444 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
878
WFUS52 KFFC 171424
TORFFC
GAC009-169-319-171515-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0016.141117T1424Z-141117T1515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
924 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
BALDWIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
NORTHWESTERN WILKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 1015 AM EST
* AT 923 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN MACON...AND MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MACON...MILLEDGEVILLE...GRAY...IVEY...MIDWAY-HARDWICK...COOPERS...
SCOTTSBORO...JAMES...HARDWICK...HADDOCK...MOUNTAIN SPRINGS...
POSTELL...CLINTON...ALLENWOOD...GREENBERRY CROSSROADS...BROWNS
CROSSING...PANCRAS AND GRISWOLDVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT WILL BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE
PLACE.
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 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3286 8355 3287 8358 3289 8360 3289 8362
3297 8366 3318 8325 3297 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 1423Z 251DEG 32KT 3291 8358
$$2 follow-up statements
291
WWUS52 KFFC 171449
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
949 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014
GAC169-171457-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-141117T1515Z/
JONES GA-
949 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE COUNTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3291 8333 3301 8334 3307 8328 3311 8320
3297 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 1447Z 251DEG 34KT 3297 8332
$$
GAC009-319-171515-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-141117T1515Z/
BALDWIN GA-WILKINSON GA-
949 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM EST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN AND NORTHWESTERN WILKINSON COUNTIES...
AT 947 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES WEST OF COOPERS...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MILLEDGEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SOUTHERN PARTS OF MILLEDGEVILLE...IVEY...MIDWAY-
HARDWICK...ALLENWOOD...COOPERS... SCOTTSBORO...HARDWICK AND PANCRAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
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 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3291 8333 3301 8334 3307 8328 3311 8320
3297 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 1447Z 251DEG 34KT 3297 8332
$$750
WWUS52 KFFC 171504
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1004 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014
GAC009-319-171512-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-141117T1515Z/
BALDWIN GA-WILKINSON GA-
1004 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN AND NORTHWESTERN
WILKINSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE TORANDO WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS POSSIBLY WITH DAMAGING WILL CONTINUE ACORSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST
BALDWIN...EASTERN WILKINSON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
LAT...LON 3291 8333 3301 8334 3307 8328 3311 8320
3297 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 1500Z 251DEG 32KT 3302 8316
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 3:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth, Pickens | 45 min |
| Nov 17, 3:25 AM EST | Freeze Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly and 22 more | 31 hr |
| Nov 17, 3:31 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin and 7 more | 31 hr |
| Nov 17, 6:00 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 13 hr |
| Nov 17, 6:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 24 min |
| Nov 17, 7:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 30 min |
| Nov 17, 7:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 29 min |
| Nov 17, 7:17 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 43 min |
| Nov 17, 7:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Paulding | 26 min |
| Nov 17, 7:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 22 min |
| Nov 17, 7:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton | 30 min |
| Nov 17, 7:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Taylor | 46 min |
| Nov 17, 8:04 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 26 min |
| Nov 17, 8:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Macon, Marion, Peach, Schley, Talbot and 2 more | 46 min |
| Nov 17, 8:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Henry | 29 min |
| Nov 17, 8:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Henry | 28 min |
| Nov 17, 8:51 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs | 39 min |
| Nov 17, 9:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 28 min |
| Nov 17, 9:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 31 min |
| Nov 17, 9:59 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 46 min |
| Nov 17, 10:08 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 37 min |
| Nov 17, 11:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 44 min |
| Nov 17, 11:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 25 min |
| Nov 17, 12:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery | 43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.