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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2014, 7:03 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 42 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 28, 2014, 7:03 PM EDT (23:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2014, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Coweta County, GA, Heard County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Troup County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 7:10 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Nne Point North, GA | APPARENT TORNADO DAMAGE IN WARES CROSS ROAD AREA. FOUR TO SIX HOMES SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND HUNDREDS OF TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. VIDEO OF TORNADO ALSO RECEIVED. |
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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 40 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
- 1574 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
073 WFUS52 KFFC 282303 TORFFC GAC077-149-199-285-282345- /O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0007.140428T2303Z-140428T2345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 703 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA SOUTHEASTERN HEARD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MERIWETHER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTHEASTERN TROUP COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 745 PM EDT * AT 658 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WEST OF HOGANSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CORINTH...GRANTVILLE...MORELAND AND NEWNAN 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. 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 3343 8489 3329 8466 3309 8504 3314 8510 TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 226DEG 25KT 3316 8503 $$
2 follow-up statements
813 WWUS52 KFFC 282313 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 713 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014 GAC199-282322- /O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140428T2345Z/ MERIWETHER GA- 713 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MERIWETHER COUNTY IS CANCELLED... IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA. LAT...LON 3315 8502 3319 8507 3343 8489 3331 8470 TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 180DEG 15KT 3320 8503 $$ GAC077-149-285-282345- /O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140428T2345Z/ TROUP GA-COWETA GA-HEARD GA- 713 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN HEARD...SOUTHWESTERN COWETA AND NORTH CENTRAL TROUP COUNTIES... AT 708 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION ON THE HEARD AND TROUP COUNTY LINE ON US HWY 27. DEBRIS HAS BEEN DETECTED WITH THIS STORM. A FUNNEL CLOUD HAS ALSO BEEN SIGHTED BY SPOTTERS. DAMAGE IS LIKELY OCCURING. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HARRISONVILLE..MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. PERSONS IN SOUTHEAST HEARD COUNTY SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE NOW!! OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CORINTH AND MORELAND 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 200 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA. && LAT...LON 3315 8502 3319 8507 3343 8489 3331 8470 TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 180DEG 15KT 3320 8503 $$
719 WWUS52 KFFC 282346 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 746 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014 GAC077-149-285-282355- /O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140428T2345Z/ TROUP GA-COWETA GA-HEARD GA- 746 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HEARD...SOUTHWESTERN COWETA AND NORTHEASTERN TROUP COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER. SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN MAY ACCOMPANY THIS WEAKENING STORM. IF YOU SAW DAMAGE OR HAIL ...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA. LAT...LON 3315 8502 3319 8507 3343 8489 3331 8470 TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 180DEG 15KT 3320 8503 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 33 min |
| Apr 28, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Heard, Troup | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Heard | 25 min |
| Apr 28, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, Troup | 23 min |
| Apr 28, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Fulton | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Paulding | 46 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.