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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Nov 23, 2014, 3:32 PM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 28 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 23, 2014, 3:32 PM EST (20:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2014, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chattahoochee County, GA, Marion County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Talbot County, GA
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 3:40 PM EST | TORNADO | 1 W Cusseta, GA | THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE TORNADO THAT FORMED IN ALABMA AND MOVED ACROSS STEWART COUNTY INTO CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY PRODUCING WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE NEAR CUSSETTA. |
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 23, 1:35 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 430 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 380 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
978
WFUS52 KFFC 232032
TORFFC
GAC053-197-215-263-232100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0018.141123T2032Z-141123T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
332 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
EASTERN CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHWESTERN TALBOT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
EASTERN MUSCOGEE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 400 PM EST
* AT 332 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR CUSSETA. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CUSSETA...UPATOI...NORTH FORT BENNING...EELBECK/WEST FORT
BENNING...BOX SPRINGS...JAMESTOWN/SOUTH FORT BENNING AND JUNIPER.
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 3225 8490 3227 8490 3257 8477 3261 8460
3247 8456 3223 8484 3223 8487
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 213DEG 41KT 3230 8484
$$2 follow-up statements
925
WWUS52 KFFC 232044
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
344 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2014
GAC053-197-215-263-232100-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-141123T2100Z/
MARION GA-CHATTAHOOCHEE GA-TALBOT GA-MUSCOGEE GA-
344 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN MARION...NORTHEASTERN CHATTAHOOCHEE...SOUTHWESTERN
TALBOT AND EASTERN MUSCOGEE COUNTIES...
AT 343 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO TRACK
A POSSIBLE TORNADO THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY INDICATING DEBRIS ON RADAR. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NORTH FORT BENNING...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF
CUSSETA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
UPATOI...NORTH FORT BENNING...EELBECK/WEST FORT BENNING...BOX SPRINGS
AND JUNIPER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3257 8477 3261 8460 3247 8456 3232 8473
3237 8485
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 213DEG 41KT 3241 8476
$$455
WWUS52 KFFC 232052
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
352 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2014
GAC053-197-215-263-232100-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-141123T2100Z/
MARION GA-CHATTAHOOCHEE GA-TALBOT GA-MUSCOGEE GA-
352 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN MARION...NORTHEASTERN CHATTAHOOCHEE...SOUTHWESTERN
TALBOT AND EAST CENTRAL MUSCOGEE COUNTIES...
AT 351 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
A TORNADO BEING TRACKED ON RADAR THAT CONTINUES TO SHOW DEBRIS. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR UPATOI...OR 13 MILES NORTH OF CUSSETA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
JUNIPER AND BOX SPRINGS.
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 3258 8472 3261 8460 3247 8456 3240 8464
3246 8475
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 213DEG 41KT 3249 8470
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 11:09 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard, Troup | 21 min |
| Nov 23, 11:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Haralson, Heard | 28 min |
| Nov 23, 11:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Clayton, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Haralson | 33 min |
| Nov 23, 12:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 27 min |
| Nov 23, 2:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer | 54 min |
| Nov 23, 3:03 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 27 min |
| Nov 23, 3:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee | 40 min |
| Nov 23, 3:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley, Webster | 33 min |
| Nov 23, 3:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 32 min |
| Nov 23, 3:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Troup | 35 min |
| Nov 23, 4:01 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Talbot, Upson | 29 min |
| Nov 23, 4:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Dooly, Macon, Peach, Schley, Sumter and 1 more | 39 min |
| Nov 23, 4:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Pike, Spalding, Upson | 27 min |
| Nov 23, 4:23 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Lamar, Pike, Upson | 22 min |
| Nov 23, 4:29 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crawford, Lamar, Monroe, Upson | 31 min |
| Nov 23, 4:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Lamar, Spalding | 30 min |
| Nov 23, 4:51 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam | 39 min |
| Nov 23, 4:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Houston, Jones, Peach, Pulaski and 2 more | 31 min |
| Nov 23, 5:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Dodge, Hancock, Houston and 8 more | 52 min |
| Nov 23, 5:18 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Walton | 27 min |
| Nov 23, 5:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Dodge, Emanuel, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson and 9 more | 37 min |
| Nov 23, 6:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson, Taliaferro, Warren and 2 more | 36 min |
| Nov 23, 6:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 29 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.